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Old 09-17-2012, 08:54 PM
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Agreed, about the same experience.

Pearwood is rather non descript and homogenous, and if stained or finished in a dark hue or burst... no way to tell if it is pear.

Here in So Oregon we have an abundance of pear trees, hiowever they aare usually cut at 7-10 yeras because these trees are for the fruit, not the wood.

Many custom and high end diatonic accordeon makers in France use pearwood for the bodies,, that would be Maugein and Seraphine, possibly others. Highly regarded wood. Much of it in variegated(sp) colors ie light and dark.. it also spalts.
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