Cocuswood

Cocuswood

Cocuswood (also sometimes spelled "coccuswood") is one of the classic woods, one of the first exports from the West Indies to Europe. It is sometimes called Jamaican ebony.

Cocuswood is a very dense tropical hardwood with excellent tone quality. It was used a lot for making flutes in England and France especially during the 19th century.[1] It is still occasionally used for reeded wooden musical instruments such as bagpipes, clarinets and oboes; a modern cocuswood flute can be heard in a new Avie recording of Bach's flute sonatas (J.S. Bach: Flute Sonatas BWV 1030-1032, 1034 & 1035, Philippa Davies, flute; Maggie Cole, harpsichord; Alison McGillivray, 'cello; UPC: 822252210125)

The best known species to yield cocuswood is Brya ebenus, horticulturally known as the Jamaican Rain Tree.

Notes

  1. ^ "Irish Flutes - Materials". http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/materials.htm. 

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