One of the rarest, most sought after rosewoods in the World, Brazilian Rosewood is renowned for its acoustic properties and elegant, colorfully patterned grain. Planer skip or sander skip may be present. These pieces are hand sanded. Brazilian Rosewood works and glues well. This is very old material that is bone dry. One piece of the set is rustic with splits and checks present. The other piece is mostly solid with some 1" checks present. Could get some headplates or bridge blanks. Must be able to work with!