Originally Posted by
Christopher Collins
True Amazon rosewood is a single species: Dalbergia spruceana
And true Brazilian rosewood is Dalbergia nigra.
Anything called rosewood should at least be in the Dalbergia genus.
so, scientifically it shouldn't be vague at all, but like a lot of exotic wood terminology, it get's misused. There are lots of woods marketed as "rosewoods" that aren't in the rosewood genus Dalbergia. It's the same with Mahogany. Lots of wood dealers will just slap the name "rosewood" or "mahogany" on anything that sort of resembles the real thing, as a marketing gimmick
But this looks like the real thing. Amazon rosewood.
The price is a bit high for rough cut wood, but not outrageous. You can buy pre-cut, pre-sanded amazon rosewood fingerboards for $20-$30 each.