GUITAR WOODS: PAU FERRO

Pau Ferro (Machaerium villosum or schleroxylon) originates from Bolivia and Brazil and is pretty close in structure and appearance to rosewood, to which it represents a fine alternative.

The tree grows to a height of 30mt with a 1.5mt diameter. Weight is very high though, reaching even 880kg/mt3.

Also known as Bolivian rosewood, Pau ferro has become very popular among manufacturers and luthiers during the last decade.

Even if not a true rosewood, Pau ferro shares with this wood many characteristics, the like's of hardness, stability, and resistance to wear, and it also boasts a very nice looking essence.

Galeazzo Frudua

As a luthier and guitar making and repair teacher, since 1988 he has built making more than 350 boutique guitars and basses priced from 2,900 to 5,600 Euros and repaired and customized thousands of stringed instruments. His instruments and amplifiers are used by flagship artists, such as Chick Corea, Peter Gabriel, Ennio Morricone, Carl Verheyen. He owns two YouTube channels—where he teaches music—that count up to 40 millions views and almost 200.000 subscribers.