Opinions on repro rosewood steering wheel?

[camarojoe]

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I have a couple NOS Rosewoods and the Repos look kinda like em...

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Yeah, the similarities are A. They are both round, and B. They both have 3 spokes. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Seriously though,all of the originals I have had, both used and NOS alway have a much more "orange" look to them than a reproduction... The repro ones are way to "maroon" looking IMO. Just like with about any other repro part, they will do the job, but anyone who knows what they are looking at won't have too much trouble telling the difference from original. Personally, i'd rather have an original with a half dozen cracks than a repro. Although a cracked real one is STILL gonna cost you more money than the reproduction.