Yep, it sure is pretty. After looking at bubinga, curly walnut, and really nicely figured ebony, I decided to go with rosewood - it's just about midway between the walnut on my Marantz case and the 'rosewood' on my Luxman TT. Someday (when I'm done writing my dissertation, I will put actual rosewood on the Lux, too. It should look nice when it's done! No stain - this wood doesn't need it - will do several very thin coats of tru oil (similar to boiled linseed, but polymerized to facilitate fast setup) with a good 0000 steel wool buffing between coats.
