I may be opening myself up to ridicule, but here goes. I know that in time PurpleHeart will lose its colour and turn various shades of brown. I also think I remember reading that freshly milled surfaces will once again show the purple colour. So I picked up a nice 4/4 board at my local retailer. It wasn't very colourful already showing areas of brown. Yet it was more purple than brown overall. But no amount of fresh milling would reveal the purple colour. My questions:
1) is it possible the board was milled so long ago that it has turned brown through and through?
2) if #1 is true how do I account for the mauve coloration on all 4 sides of the board in the retailer's bin? Is there such a thing as "counterfeit" PurpleHeart - I,e. Sprayed on colour (yup here is where I expect some ridicule or being the brunt of jokes)
Thank you