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Top Woods

Sitka Spruce

Sitka spruce is grown in the northwest, and has been the primary top wood for U.S.A. instruments for many decades.

Engleman Spruce

Warm bass response with great projection. Its extreme lightness in weight produces a ringier and more open sound than Sitka spruce.

Red Spruce

Red or Adirondack spruce has been the choice of bluegrass pickers for decades, and seems to add power to any instrument design. If it’s loud you want, Adirondack is for you. Adirondack is even more dynamic than Sitka spruce, and has a higher ceiling for volume.

Western Red Cedar

Cedar has emerged as one of the important and interesting top tone woods for players looking for a specific sound.

Body Back & Side Woods

Curly Maple

The tone and sound Maple instruments produce is unique. Maple as a tonewood has amazing strength and the density.

Quilted Maple

The tone and sound Maple instruments produce is unique. Maple as a tonewood has amazing strength and the density.

Mahogany

Mahogany is a medium-lightweight wood, ranging in color from light brown to dark, primarily used for necks because of the feel and the stability it provides.