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Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, [3] Honduran mahogany, [3] Honduras mahogany, [4] or big-leaf mahogany [5] is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber ( Swietenia ), the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis .
Collings ukuleles are made in 3 main "trim" levels UC1, UC2, UC3, and UT1, UT2, and UT3. UC= Ukulele Concert, UT=Ukulele Tenor and the trim level is higher as the number goes higher. Collings either ceased or slowed ukulele production around 2014, reportedly shifting resources to produce the new line of Waterloo guitars.
Musicians will be amp-ed that these phonies are off the streets. More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars that could have been sold for a combined $18.7 million were seized by federal authorities after ...
Honduran mahogany tree, Swietenia macrophylla Wood from Honduran mahogany. Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the Americas [1] and part of the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae. Mahogany is used commercially for a wide variety of goods, due to its ...
Nato wood, as used on Takamine guitars. Nato wood is a general term for wood from Mora trees. The best-known species are Mora excelsa (mora) and Mora gonggrijpii (morabukea). ). This should not be confused with nyatoh, an Asian hardwood from the family Sapotaceae with a very similar look and characteristics to Honduras mahogany, though totally unr
Swietenia humilis is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae.It is one of three species in the genus Swietenia, all three of which are regarded as "genuine mahogany."At 6 metres (20 ft), it is one-fifth the height of S. mahagoni and one-sixth the height of S. macrophylla.
The neck is mahogany, but the sides and back are laminated maple and poplar. A mahogany block runs throughout the body to increase sustain. [47] The Les Paul Memphis ES was released with Gibson's MHS (Memphis Historic Spec) humbuckers. [48] These scatter wound pickups have unbalanced coils to emulate vintage PAFs.
Honduras mahogany is a common name for several trees and may refer to: Swietenia humilis a small tree with a restricted range from southern Mexico to northern Central America Swietenia macrophylla , a large tree with a broad native range from Central America to South America, and cultivated in Asia for timber production.