It is not related to rosewood. It is not related to mahogany. It is what it is. If it were a rosewood its botanical name would start with the word Dalbergia. If it were a mahogany its botanical name would start with the word Swietenia. Manufacturers love to use the common names rosewood and mahogany for completely different kinds of wood since they can bamboozle you and get a better price. They also sell more guitars if they can make you think you are getting real rosewood or mahogany by using confusing common names. That is why you need to always ask what is the botanical name - so you will know what kind of wood it really is. There is no way to fudge what kind of wood it really is when you have the botanical name.
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1995 Taylor 510
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1998 Larrivee C-10E with Mucha Lady IR/Sitka
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