[Arran]

If you need some Orientalwood veneer, I can fix you up. I have accumulated a lifetime supply.

 When searching for Orientalwood, look for Australian walnut also. They are one and the same.

Steve

Steve;
  I'm not sure that Australian Walnut and orientalwood are the same, I have some Australian Walnut and it has a brownish grey colour almost like black walnut, and the grain is much like ribbon mahogany. This is not to say that they could not be the same species but in the descriptions given in Rogers and DeForest Crosley ads they list both as being different types of wood. Rogers built sets used loads of the stuff, which is why I acquired it. Perhaps it's asia wood that is one and the same as Australian Walnut? But in any event the species of veneer used above the dials and speaker on that Tropic was lighter in colour then the Australian walnut I have, maybe a look through Constantines online gallery will establish what it is?
Regards
Arran

P.S I searching through those links I think that I found another veneer species that was used on Rogers cabinets, quarter sawn figured eucalyptus veneer, I wasn't sure what species it was until seeing that. It's either that or curly Brazilian walnut, I will have to have a closer look at my Deforest Crosley and Canadian Majestic sets to see which it might be.