Dear forum,
Any body have or know the tonal spectrum of a tulip wood top laminated mahogany Alembic?
Is it a premium wood or standard wood?
Thanks
Robert
Tulipwood is a premium wood. As a member of the Rosewood family, it sounds pretty much like Rosewood, Coco Bolo, etc.
I have Tulipwood in stock that is wide enough only for an Essence bass. It's generally available in only narrow widths. I buy wide stuff when I can find it with nice figure, which is usually only ever 2-3 years.
Other woods are marketed as Tulipwood that are not Rosewood. Commercial names get confusing. There's a tree in the US called Tulip Tree and it's wood is sometimes sold as Tulipwood but it's not the wood I'm talking about.
Mica,
Would the other wood be Tulip Poplar by any chance? I have plenty of those in my yard. It's a soft hardwood that I don't think would make for a very good guitar wood nor is it good for a long lasting fire. It is great for resisting termites and is seen in a number of older houses for flooring.
Keith
Ah, I wondered why Tulipwood is a 'premium' wood. I though is was the same as Poplar (Tulip Poplar)
Keith; looks like Tulip Tree and Tulip Polar are the same tree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriodendron).
Here is a link that clears up the issue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood)
It seems that Tulip Poplar is not Poplar at all.