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Old 01-15-2019, 11:01 PM
AcousticDreams AcousticDreams is offline
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Hope this is of some help to the OP.
Sometimes numbers can be of use. It was for me when I was deciding on a Wood choice, that I could not audition, for my next guitar(like yourself).
Numbers are only numbers and not the ultimate tell all. I was fortunately enough to be able to listen via audio samples to confirm what the numbers indicated.
The most important number indicator for myself was the Specific Gravity, Janka Hardness and Weight.
Here is a little chart: Sorry for the unevenness in spacing. This format changes the spacing.
-------------SG --------Janka-----MOR--------MOE--------Crush Str-----wt.
Brazilian .68-.85-----2,790-----19,570-----2,020,000----9,790--------52lbs
Osage O. .76-.86-----2,620-----18,650----1,689,000-----9,380--------54
Wenge .72-.87-----1,930-----21,990----2,550,000-----11,710------54
E Indian .70-.85-----2,4440----16,590----1,668,000------8,660------52

Janka hardness= how well a wood will withstand dents, dings, based on its Hardness

Modulus of Rupture, sometimes referred to as bending strength), is a measure of a specimen’s
strength before rupture.

Modulus of Elasticity,*measures a wood’s stiffness, and is a good overall indicator of its strength.
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