Yep my vote is Meranti or perhaps Nyatoh. Sand and sneeze its probably Nyatoh.
http://mtc.com.my/wizards/mtc_tud/items/report(92).php
Used for everything where straight grained, knot free, and cheap wood was required in the 70's through 90's, its a fast growing sand sucker from s/e Asia that's sure to blunt your tools quick smart. As a tonewood, a great many early M.I.J. Yamaha lower end 'student grade' guitars, were constructed entirly from Nyatoh, even the top as part of the ply however the Japanese gave it the more alphabetically frugal name of "Nato". IMHO it would be good wood for necks as its stable however it can be a bit splintery until under a finish...From completing literally dozens of jobs where the customer did not want to pay for more expensive options like jarrah, (WA) sheoak, doug fir etc, nyatoh makes really good staircase stringers, knewl posts, balustrading etc. Sure its a bit boring to look at in the raw but with carpeted mdf treads and a lick of paint it works well as a functional budget option. Oh, and did I mention stable..
Cheers
Kim
