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Instrument Wood Billets

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Curly Redwood
(Sequoia sempervirens)
Instrument Billets

Quartersawn, old-growth, air-dried billets.

#IW14736A-sold
2 15/16 x 9 ¾ x 25” $152.00
#IW14736B
2 11/16 x 9 11/16 x 24 7/8” $152.00

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Curly Redwood
(Sequoia sempervirens)
Instrument Billets

Quartersawn, old-growth, air-dried billets.

#IW14737A
2 ½ x 8 15/16 x 25 1/8” $117.75
#IW14737B

2 x 9 ½ x 24 15/16” $99.00

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Curly Redwood
(Sequoia sempervirens)
Instrument Billets

Quartersawn, old-growth, air-dried billets.

#IW14738A-sold
3”+ x 10 x 25 1/8” $157.00
#IW14738B
-sold
2 7/8 x 9 ½ x 24 7/8” $147.75
#IW14738C
-sold
3 5/16 x 7 ½ x 24 ¾” $125.75

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White Limba
(Terminalia superba)
Instrument Billets

#IW14294A 2 x 6 7/8 x 42 ¼” $80.75-sold
#IW14294B 2 x 7 ¼ x 42 ¼” $85.00
-sold
#IW14294C 2”+ x 7 ¼ x 44 3/8” $88.50
-sold

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Swamp Ash
(Fraxinus profunda)
Instrument Blanks

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This White Ash comes from the southern U.S.A. and is noteworthy for its very light weight, 2.2-3.2 lbs. per board foot. Used mainly in the musical instrument trade for light weight electric guitars, it also has very nice acoustic properties.

#IW14461A-sold
2 x 7 ¼ x 39 ¾”
$80.00
#IW14461B
-sold
1 7/8 x 9 x 48”
$120.00
#IW14461C
1 15/16 x 9 x 48 ¼”
$120.00

 

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White Limba
(Terminalia superba)
Instrument Billets

#IW14622A-sold
1 7/8 x 8 ½ x 44”
$104.00
#IW14622B
1 7/8 x 7 ¾ x 44 1/8”
$95.00

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Quilted Moabi
(Baillonella toxisperma)
Instrument Blanks

It is very fine-grained and takes a nice polish.

#IW14574A 1 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 24 1/8” $102.00-sold
#IW14574B 1 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 24” $87.50
#IW14574C 1 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 24” $102.00
-sold
#IW14574D 1 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 24” $87.50

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Figured Moabi
(Baillonella toxisperma)
Instrument Blanks

It is very fine-grained and takes a nice polish.

#IW14575A 1 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 24 1/8” $102.00
#IW14575B 1 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 24 1/8” $58.00
#IW14575C 1 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 24 1/8” $102.00
#IW14575D 1 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 24 ¼” $102.00

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White Limba
(Terminalia superba)
Instrument Billets

#IW14727A-sold
2 x 8 x 43 ½”
$106.50
#IW14727B
2 x 8 x 48”
$117.00

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Purpleheart
(Peltogyne sp.)
Instrument Billets

#IW14771A-sold
3 1/8 x 9 11/16 x 29 7/8” $104.25
#IW14771B
3 1/8 x 9 13/16 x 36” $125.75
#IW14771C
-sold
3 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 36 1/8” $127.75

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Purpleheart
(Peltogyne sp.)
Billet for Instrument Parts

#IW13332
2 x 6 11/16 x 49 3/16”
$83.00

 

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Ropey Curl Castello Boxwood
(Calycophyllum multiflorum)
Instrument Blank

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Castello Boxwood, though not a true Buxus species, still has a very fine texture.

#IW13374
1 ½ x 6 11/16 x 26”
(some color)
$90.00

 

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Purpleheart
(Peltogyne sp.)
Instrument Billets
Flatsawn & kiln-dried.

#IW12826A
1 7/16 x 6 7/8 x 42 ¼”
$66.50
#IW12826B
-sold
1 7/16 x 6 7/8 x 48 1/8”
$76.00

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Amboyna Burl
(Pterocarpus indicus)
Instrument Blank

A beautiful example of one of the world’s rarest burls. Prized for precious woodworks for centuries, wood of this quality is getting scarce. Perfect for re-sawing into lam tops for solid-body guitars.

#IW12911A-sold
2 1/8 x 7 5/8 x 22” $450.00

Camphor Burl
(Cinnamomum sp.)
Instrument Blank

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Perfect for re-sawing into lam tops for solid-body guitars.

#IW12911B-sold
2 5/16 x 8 x 21 13/16” $210.00

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Genuine Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Instrument Billet

#IW11980
2 15/16 x 12 7/16 x 26 ¾”
$135.00

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Amboyna Burl
(Pterocarpus indicus)
Instrument Blanks

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A beautiful example of one of the world’s rarest burls. Prized for precious woodworks for centuries, wood of this quality is getting scarce.

#IW10153A 2 x 7 ¾ x 20” $345.00-sold
#IW10153B 2 1/16 x 8 ¼ x 20 ½” $390.00
#IW10153C 2 1/8 x 7 ¾ x 21 3/8” $397.50

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Camphor Burl
(Cinnamomum sp.)
Instrument Blanks

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This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. Green to partially air-dried.

#IW10047A-sold
2 3/8 x 9 ¾ x 18 ¾”
$180.00
#IW10047B
1 3/8 x 9 1/8 x 22”
$110.00

 

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Madrone Burl
(Arbutus menziesii)
Solid-body Guitar Blanks

#IW10308A
1 ¾ x 5 ½-9 ¾ x 20 ¾” $150.00
#IW10308B
2 1/8 x 6 ¼-9 1/8 x 22 1/8” $175.00

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Marc Culbertson, Manager, Musical Instrument Division

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