Native Olive
Native Olive
I received a care package from Tim, Mr. Cool, at Australian Tonewoods today!!
This is Native Olive and it rings like a dream. My pictures do not do it justice either in as much as this is VERY pretty wood!!
Many thanks Mr. Cool!!!!!
This is Native Olive and it rings like a dream. My pictures do not do it justice either in as much as this is VERY pretty wood!!
Many thanks Mr. Cool!!!!!
- Bob Connor
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It's certainly the closest Aussie wood I've tapped that sounds like the the hardest and densest of the Dalbergia species.
It has a very similar top end sound but the lower frequency tap tone is huge. If Brazilian is bell-like then Native Olive is gong-like.
I'm in the throes of building a Dready with it.
Bob
It has a very similar top end sound but the lower frequency tap tone is huge. If Brazilian is bell-like then Native Olive is gong-like.
I'm in the throes of building a Dready with it.
Bob
Paul I would agree with Bob's analysis of Native Olive in terms of tone. As for comparing it to BRW I am hesitant to do so. Why? Because although BRW is great tonewood I am of the belief that there are even better sounding woods out there yet to be discovered.
BRW was at one time widely available and used even on cheap guitars as a result. Today, to us, it is legendary for it's tonal properties but again how many people have owned Tiger Myrtle, Native Olive, and who knows what guitars?
BRW was at one time widely available and used even on cheap guitars as a result. Today, to us, it is legendary for it's tonal properties but again how many people have owned Tiger Myrtle, Native Olive, and who knows what guitars?
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