Unknown wood on B&W 802 series 80

No chance to play them yet, but I was assured they are in good working condition. As for the binding posts I'm not entirely sure as I haven't seen them in person, but there are a couple close up pictures and as far as I can tell they look good. I'll update you once I test them out. So the consensus is that it's aftermarket, any idea on the wood?

What ever they are there good looking ,nice .

It is some type of soft wood, looking at grain pattern as they are fairly spread. Was taken from a relatively small tree with a lot of branches, could be a birch or maple as it is able to take a lot of different stains fairly well 

Hazardous guess: some type of gall wood ... less likely Rose wood variety.  Definitely need a wood-nut here.  Striking!  Let us know how they sound!

They are unique for sure, I like them, I agree not factory finish.

It is unusual they are not book-matched, however, whoever had it done might have a woodworker friend who had a limited amount of this very interesting veneer, not enough for book-matching.

My woodworker had a small ’flitch’ (veneer sliced in layers from the same tree) of Rosewood, he had saved for many years for a small special project (saved from before it became illegal to import Rosewood). Just enough to make my speaker enclosures book-matched.

I sent the link to my woodworker, asked him what it is, I’ll let you know what he says.

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Discoloration from strong daylight?

Will you be using them near windows where daylight could effect the wood color over time?

Mine are in strong morning daylight, and Rosewood is susceptible to discoloration problems. I remember my woodworker telling me he added a slight tint, then the final finish to prevent dis-coloration. If yours will be subject to strong daylight, you might want to talk to a woodworker about their finish, or just keep an eye on them, if any sign of change, they are worth protecting.

good listening to those beauties, Elliott