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  Shooting Star Cocobolo Bones
  Shooting Star Cocobolo Bones
Shooting Star Cocobolo Bones
Hand-made, easily played...since 1983.

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  • Includes FREE illustrated 8-page instruction booklet.
  • Handcrafted Product: No two are exactly alike.
  • Thickness and length of each bone might differ slightly.
  • Width pictured: 1-1/4".
  • Your item may vary from photos.
Trying to match a set? Welcome to the only store on the planet where you can get Shooting Star bones by exact width.

Why shop here?

Only $21.97 narrow. Wide: + $4



Product Code: 117-15


  

  

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Description Technical Specs The Inside Story
 
Cocobolo is a luxurious exotic wood that delivers a remarkably powerful low tone.

Cocobolo ranks high among my favorite musical woods because of the rich full tone they produce. The material is quite hard and dense, and even a large block will produce a clear musical tone when struck. Its fine texture and oily look and feel stand up well to repeated handling.

This beautiful hardwood from Central America is typically orange or reddish-brown in color, often with a figuring of darker irregular traces weaving through the wood.

Only relatively small amounts of this prized wood reach the world market which explains why it is so expensive.

Cocobolo is highly favored for fine inlay work, knife handles, musical instruments, pistol grips, veneers, bowls, jewelry boxes, and other expensive specialty items. It is also used in making luxury pens, and has been used as a ballast wood in ships.

Cocobolo wood has a specific gravity of over 1.0, hence it will sink in water.

Figures are approximate (but pretty darn close)--
Width: 7/8" to 1-3/8"
Specific Gravity: 1.10

Density: 68 pcf
Hardness: 1136 Janka

 
Features
  • Domestic and Exotic Hardwoods: Largest selection on the Web.
  • Durable Wood: Guaranteed not to crack or your money back.
  • Proven Design: Hand-made and easily played since 1983.
  • Includes 8-Page Illustrated Instruction Booklet: Explains hold, tap, triplet, troubleshooting, excercises and etiquette.
  • Wholesome Finish: Non-toxic nut-based oil.

Average Customer Review: Based on 1 reviewsWrite a review.

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  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
Great for cutting through the mix... March 24, 2009
Reviewer: CJS from Monticello, NY United States  
For the past 3.5 years I've been using a pair of short cow ribs given to me by the gent who taught me to play.  I generally play bodhran during traditional Irish seisiuns.

I stumbled across Bone Dry just before St. Patty's 3-2009 as I was looking to enhance the versatility of sound and expand my instrument choices during a seisiun.  After a very informative conversation with Scott's I decided to give these Shooting Star bones a go.  I am not disappointed.  For my hand and style of playing, the wide format, bend, weight, and feel are excellent.  I played a very loud seisiun recently and discovered that I will need to learn how to augment my style in order to accommodate some really high tight pops that cut through the mix very easily.  While it could have been the acoustics in the venue, these are very loud when struck.  However, they are a really lovely sound and definitely feel it will be worth learning how to get the most out of them.  These are a definite recommendation.

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