Narra Wood?

I'm bumping this thread because I am curious about people's impressions. I've read the tonewood indexes for Narra. I'm looking for the collective subjective of this great forum...
 
I'm bumping this thread because I am curious about people's impressions. I've read the tonewood indexes for Narra. I'm looking for the collective subjective of this great forum...

I have a Boat Paddle custom ML tenor with Narra back and sides and a cedar top. It is a fantastic sounding uke, but with the cedar top I don't know if I can comment on the tonal qualities of Narra. This combination produces a deep warm tone. Being a larger body, this uke had excellent volume with great resonance and sustain. I have it strung low G with Savaraez Alliance strings and a Cantiga wound G.

The grain on my uke is similar in appearance to Mahogany. Here are a couple of pics of it.


 
This:
Scientific name: Pterocarpus Indus
Trade names: Narra, Golden Narra, New Guinea Rosewood
Janka: 1400 approx
Uses: Back and sides, veneer
RIYL: Rosewoods
Bling factor: Curl and ribbon stripe.
Availability: Common
CITES status: Not listed. No restrictions


And it's specifically Jerry's Boat Paddles that I'm talking about actually.
 
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