Hi Clive,

an interesting question and someone from B&O should know.  Speakers and many other units used to be matched so they must have used a good supplier who could supply in bulk.  If you Google search for 'Palissander veneer' you will find many sellers of veneer.  If you are matching your Beogram to some speakers, you may be able to find a good enough match.  These people may be able to help: 

The rosewood / palisander veneer used for the B&O products in the 60’s and 70’s was the very expensive quality veneer from South America and is called Brazilian Rosewood or Rio Rosewood.

/Frede

Called Rio-Palisander in most of the european countries.

Martin

Thanks Guys, I've sent a couple of cartridges to Axel for refurbishment, one of which is going on to the Beogram once it is cosmetically restored.  I know that it will never have any huge monetary value but unlike most modern electronics B&O always seems too good to consign to the tip once it has reached its 'use by' date.

At least that's what I keep telling the long suffering wife 😂 

The Rio Palisander is now CITES controlled so very difficult to obtain.  As this seller shows, it does come in a variety of shades:

Thanks Dave, nice pictures on the link.  They capture the different colours beautifully and I reckon I've got something in just about each of the four shades and grains from my S55's which are close to red to a pair of S45's I bought last week-end that are just about Brown.  I'll have a look on flea-bay at the week-end and see what I can find. Rgds, Clive

Yes, the original Rosewood Palisander is now restricted, but I have used a beautiful African Rosewood substitute, also called Bubinga, from the African equatorial rainforests. I have reveneered a BeoMaster 1600 with this, as well as a new subwoofer, and it is stunning!

Bear in mind that the B&O color is not the original - it is stained with a dark red dye to give it that beautiful color.

You can see the restoration stages in this thread.

/forum/imported-unmapped/restoration-of-beomaster-1600---type-2113#post-1739035

Menahem