Thiel Owners

Here's a little wood trip for those sort of folks. There is a wood in Bolivia of two principal species, Machaerium schleroxylon or acutifolium, the former upland and the latter lowland. Since mid twentieth century the Germans have exported it to Europe as Santos Rosewood, named for a port in Southeast Brazil as its "source". Lots of intrigue there, but not today. The Danish "Rosewood" finish has been this wood since the beginning. Not a Dalbergia (rosewood species) it acts and looks a lot like rosewood. In the 1980s I developed a direct Bolivian source including a substantial plantation project with the Chiquitano Natives. They distinguished between the upland and lowland types and I applied the names "Amberwood" to the lighter colored, more contrasty upland type and "Morado" to the darker, more purple, homogenous lowland type. Note that they are both photo-sensitive and lighten toward amber with exposure to ultraviolet. The photo tagged above seems to have a fairly dark stain, which looks like the "Dark Cherry" color, but Morado and Cherry are structurally different. Amberwood generally has no stain.

Good to see you - jab.Which (2) sets of speakers do you own?Happy Listening!

tomthielThank You for the history lesson. Very interesting information indeed.Hope you are well and playing good music today.Happy Listening!

tomthiel,

Thanks!  That explains why the grain pattern of the Morado I have is so similar to the Amberwood finish.

But just to be clear:  Do you mean the dark red color of the Morado wood is natural?  I'd always presumed the speaker started out with a lighter color and some type of red stain was added to give the red color.