If you’ve lived in or around the Indian subcontinent, you would have seen this tree: tall, often with a sharp fork in the trunk and a series of twists and turns, culminating in dense, disperse foliage ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future / Phil Barker The flat-top acoustic guitar is a finely balanced system of parts ...

Check out any high-end boutique guitar with a rosewood fretboard and there’s a good chance the specs will boast about using Brazilian rosewood – and if not, there’s often an expensive option to ...

Indian rosewood, known as 'black gold' in the international market, is gradually disappearing from the forests of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar: Indian rosewood, known as 'black gold' in the ...

An amendment to CITES Appendix II in January this year is resulting in the biggest forced change in guitar manufacturing ever. So what’s the big deal with rosewood? It’s perhaps the most revered of ...