Paul December
Well-known member
We've all seen sales claims that Acacia is just Koa grown elsewhere than Hawaii. In this forum I've also read the opposite, that it is nothing like Koa.
To narrow-down the discussion, can we only discuss the Acacia used by most mid-range manufacturers (whatever species that is). I've seen and owned several Acacia instruments by various manufacturers and judging by the wood grain, it does look like they are getting it from the same species of tree.
While I'm interested on whether it is actually related to Koa, I am also interested in if it had the same qualities as well: hardness, resonance, and etc. If, let's say, Koaloha made the same exact uke out of Koa & Acacia, would it sound very similar?
To narrow-down the discussion, can we only discuss the Acacia used by most mid-range manufacturers (whatever species that is). I've seen and owned several Acacia instruments by various manufacturers and judging by the wood grain, it does look like they are getting it from the same species of tree.
While I'm interested on whether it is actually related to Koa, I am also interested in if it had the same qualities as well: hardness, resonance, and etc. If, let's say, Koaloha made the same exact uke out of Koa & Acacia, would it sound very similar?