An Ibanez AE405 acoustic/electric guitar, 1983, Japanese made,…
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An Ibanez AE405 acoustic/electric guitar, 1983, Japanese made, serial number 831103431, gloss 'Violin Burst' finish, solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, triple bound body, rosewood fingerboard with Pearloid dot inlays, rosewood bridge with plastic end pins, ovular 'Gypsy Jazz' sound hole with decorative rosette, six diecast chrome plated machine heads, Piezo pickup system with volume and tone controls, hard case, acquired 30 December 1983, This acoustic guitar I used live for about four years and on the recordings and videos for 'The Swing' [1984] and 'Listen Like Thieves' [1985] albums - see the 'Burn for You' video. I also used it in live performance from 1983 to 1987.' Kirk Pengilly. Provenance: Private Collection of Mr Kirk Pengilly, Sydney, acquired 30 December 1983

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  • Mahogany - Mahogany is a dense, close grained red-coloured timber from the West Indies and Central America. It was first imported into Europe in the the early 18th century and its use continued through the 19th century. It was popular for furniture making because of its strength, the wide boards available, the distinctive grain on some boards, termed flame mahogany and the rich warm colour of the timber when it was polished.. The "flame" was produced where a limb grew out from the trunk of the tree, and this timber was usually sliced into veneers for feature panels on doors, backs and cornices.

    Some terms used to describe mahogany relate to the country from which it originally came, such as "Cuban" mahogany, "Honduras" mahogany etc. However unless the wood has been tested the names assigned are more a selling feature, rather than a true indication of the timber's origin.
  • Rosette - A stylised circular-shaped disk with turned or carved decoration decoration applied to a surface, or carved into the surface, especially used in ceramics, jewellery, furniture, sculpture and textiles. Also known as a boss or a paterae or patera.
  • Rosewood - A dense timber that varies in shade to very light brown to almost black. When rosewood is cut and sanded the colour of the timber will turn black, and after polishing and exposure to daylight, the surface will gradually lighten over time to light brown with black streaks.

    The name comes from the odour emanating from the timber when it is planed, sanded or cut.

    Rosewood was very popular for use in Victorian furniture in the second half of the 19th century, and at that time most of the rosewood was imported from Brazil. However it also grows in India and Indonesia.

    It is used in the sold for chairs and table legs, but for carcase furniture such as side cabinets and bookcases, and for table tops it is always used as a veneer.

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