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ACOUSTIC GUITAR SETS

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Figured Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Guitar Back & Sides Set

#IW20124
Backs 1 x 8 ¾ x 23 ¾"
Sides 3/16 x 5 7/16 x 26 ¼"
$200.00/set

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Figured African Shedua
(Guibourtia sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Side Set

Also called Ovangkol and Amazakoue. This wood is increasingly becoming popular as an acoustic guitar wood. The color varies from a rich, golden brown to a lustrous grayish brown usually with a black stripe. Select stock like that in the photograph has a mottled figure that, when polished, looks three-dimensional.

#IW19836
Backs 3/16 x 8 x 22 ¾"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 35 7/8"
$110.00/set

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Panama Rosewood
(Dalbergia sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

This is a previously undescribed Dalbergia (rosewood) species from an obscure corner of Panama. Only one small, expensive log was available and we took a chance by buying it. The useable material was quite nice with beautiful color and grain and a sweet, aromatic scent. We dried and sawed some guitar backs and sides out of one billet and it had very nice tonal qualities. We still have a few billets to re-saw into sets like this one but the supply is very limited of this rare rosewood.

#IW19840-sold
Backs 3/16 x 8 5/8 x 22 ¾"
Sides 3/16 x 5 x 36 1/8"
$125.00/set

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Panama Rosewood
(Dalbergia sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

This is a previously undescribed Dalbergia (rosewood) species from an obscure corner of Panama. Only one small, expensive log was available and we took a chance by buying it. The useable material was quite nice with beautiful color and grain and a sweet, aromatic scent. We dried and sawed some guitar backs and sides out of one billet and it had very nice tonal qualities. We still have a few billets to re-saw into sets like this one but the supply is very limited of this rare rosewood.

#IW19841
Backs 3/16 x 8 5/8 x 21 5/8"
Sides 3/16 x 5 x 36 1/8"
$125.00/set

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Panama Rosewood
(Dalbergia sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

This is a previously undescribed Dalbergia (rosewood) species from an obscure corner of Panama. Only one small, expensive log was available and we took a chance by buying it. The useable material was quite nice with beautiful color and grain and a sweet, aromatic scent. We dried and sawed some guitar backs and sides out of one billet and it had very nice tonal qualities. We still have a few billets to re-saw into sets like this one but the supply is very limited of this rare rosewood.

#IW19842
Backs 3/16 x 8 5/8 x 21 5/8"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 36 3/8"
$125.00/set

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Palisander
(Dalbergia baronii)
Classical Guitar Back & Side Sets

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

#IW19816
Backs 1/8-3/16 x 7 ½ x 22 5/8"
Sides 1/8-3/16 x 3 7/8 x 36 3/16"
$135.00/set

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Palisander
(Dalbergia baronii)
Classical Guitar Back & Side Sets

One of several rosewood species from Madagascar. It has beautiful color and grain, a sweet smell, and is very easy to work and stable in use. It is a very close match to true Rio or Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) and as such is much in demand for musical instruments, especially guitars.

#IW19817
Backs 1/8-3/16 x 7 ¾ x 22 11/16"
Sides 1/8-3/16 x 4 ½ x 36 3/16"
$135.00/set

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Panama Rosewood
(Dalbergia sp.)
Ukelele Back & Sides Set
Quartersawn.

#IW19937
back ea. pc. 3/16 x 7 x 20 3/8"
Sides ea. pc. 3/16 x 4 x 30 1/8"
$65.00/set

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Guatemalan Rosewood (Dalbergia tucarensis) Acoustic Guitar Back & Side Set This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. It is an excellent musical instrument wood .It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain. #IW19676-sold Backs 3/16 x 9 x 22 ½" Sides 3/16 x 5 x 36" $115.00/set

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Guatemalan Rosewood (Dalbergia tucarensis) Acoustic Guitar Back & Side Set This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. It is an excellent musical instrument wood .It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain. #IW19677-sold Backs 3/16 x 9 x 22 ½" Sides 3/16 x 5 x 36" $115.00/set

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Bois de Rose (Dalbergia maritima) Acoustic Guitar Four Piece Back & Sides Set click on photo for back view Bois de Rose is a true rosewood from Madagascar and is little known on the world timber market. It is a deep burgundy color, with darker striping, and darkens on exposure. It is hard and heavy and takes a high, glassy- smooth polish. Acoustically it is close to African Blackwood and is also dense and stiff. This has the boldest striping of any of our other rosewood species. Should be allowed to season well before using. #IW19751-sold Backs 3/16 x 9 1/16 x 24 ¼" Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 36 7/8" $285.00/set

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Bois de Rose (Dalbergia maritima) Acoustic Guitar Four Piece Back & Sides Set Bois de Rose is a true rosewood from Madagascar and is little known on the world timber market. It is a deep burgundy color, with darker striping, and darkens on exposure. It is hard and heavy and takes a high, glassy- smooth polish. Acoustically it is close to African Blackwood and is also dense and stiff. This has the boldest striping of any of our other rosewood species. Should be allowed to season well before using. #IW19752-sold Backs 3/16 x 9 x 24 1/8" Sides 3/16 x 5 1/16 x 36 7/8" $285.00/set

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Bois de Rose (Dalbergia maritima) Acoustic Guitar Four Piece Back & Sides Set Bois de Rose is a true rosewood from Madagascar and is little known on the world timber market. It is a deep burgundy color, with darker striping, and darkens on exposure. It is hard and heavy and takes a high, glassy- smooth polish. Acoustically it is close to African Blackwood and is also dense and stiff. This has the boldest striping of any of our other rosewood species. Should be allowed to season well before using. #IW19755-sold Backs 3/16 x 9 1/16 x 24" Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 36 7/8" $285.00/set

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East Indian Rosewood
(Dalbergia latifolia)
Acoustic Guitar Set

This is a select #1 grade set. This quality is seldom seen anymore. Quartersawn with no grain run-out and good color. The back and side sets are book-matched and color-matched.

#IW19988
Backs 3/16 x 8 5/8 x 22"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 34 ¼"
$120.00/set

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East Indian Rosewood
(Dalbergia latifolia)
Acoustic Guitar Set

This is a select #1 grade set. This quality is seldom seen anymore. Quartersawn with no grain run-out and good color. The back and side sets are book-matched and color-matched.

#IW19989
Backs 3/16 x 8 9/16 x 22"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 34 ¼"
$120.00/set

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East Indian Rosewood
(Dalbergia latifolia)
Acoustic Guitar Set

This is a select #1 grade set. This quality is seldom seen anymore. Quartersawn with no grain run-out and good color. The back and side sets are book-matched and color-matched.

#IW19992
Backs 3/16 x 8 5/8 x 22 ¼"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 34 1/8"
$120.00/set

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Figured Genuine Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Guitar Back & Side Set

#IW19259-sold
Backs 3/16 x 8 3/8 x 22"
Sides 3/16 x 5 11/16 x 36 5/8"
$125.00/set

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African Blackwood
(Dalbergia melanoxylon)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. The sapwood is straw colored to a bright yellow, a stunning contrast to the heartwood. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood. The grain is rift-sawn to flat-sawn. This set has excellent quality for the species. The back and sides are two-piece book matches and the sides are matched to the back as closely as possible. African Blackwood has its own unique tonal characteristics producing a very focused and powerful tone. It is greatly prized by those few luthiers who have had the opportunity to build with it. Rare.

#IW18941
Backs 3/16 x 8 5/8 x 24 3/8"
Sides 3/16 x 5 x 34 1/8"
$500.00/set
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Nigerian Ebony
(Diospyros crassiflora)
Guitar Back & Side Set

Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service.

#IW18942
Backs 1/8-3/16 x 7-8 x 30 1/8"
Sides 3/16 x 4 ½ x 32 1/8"
$275.00/set

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Guatemalan Rosewood
(Dalbergia tucarensis)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Side Set

This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. It is an excellent musical instrument wood .It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain.

#IW19434
Backs 3/16 x 9 x 22 5/8"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/16 x 36 ½"
$110.00/set

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Guatemalan Rosewood
(Dalbergia tucarensis)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Side Set

This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. It is an excellent musical instrument wood .It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain.

#IW19437
Backs 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 22 ¾"
Sides 3/16 x 4 ¼ x 36"
$110.00/set

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Figured European Pearwood
(Pyrus communis)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

#IW19438
Backs 3/16 x 7 13/16 x 22 ¾"
Sides 3/16 x 5 x 36"
$120.00/set

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Figured European Pearwood
(Pyrus communis)
Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set

#IW19439
Backs 3/16 x 7 13/16 x 22 ¾"
Sides 3/16 x 5 x 36"
$120.00/set

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African Padouk
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Guitar Back & Sides Set
Quartersawn.

#IW19018-sold
Backs 3/16 x 9 x 23"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/16 x 36 1/8"
$50.00/set

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African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. The sapwood is straw colored to a bright yellow, a stunning contrast to the heartwood. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood. The grain is rift-sawn to flat-sawn. This set has excellent quality for the species. The back and sides are two-piece book matches. African Blackwood has its own unique tonal characteristics producing a very focused and powerful tone. It is greatly prized by those few luthiers who have had the opportunity to build with it. Rare. #IW18767 Back, ea. pc. 3/16 x 10 x 22 ½" Sides, ea. pc. 3/16 x 5 ½ x 35 3/8" $500.00/set

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African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. The sapwood is straw colored to a bright yellow, a stunning contrast to the heartwood. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood. The grain is rift-sawn to flat-sawn. This set has excellent quality for the species. The back and sides are two-piece book matches. African Blackwood has its own unique tonal characteristics producing a very focused and powerful tone. It is greatly prized by those few luthiers who have had the opportunity to build with it. Rare. #IW18768 Backs 3/16 x 10 ¼-11 x 22 ½" Sides 3/16 x 5 5/8 x 35 ½" $500.00/set

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African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Acoustic Guitar Back & Sides Set The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. The sapwood is straw colored to a bright yellow, a stunning contrast to the heartwood. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood. The grain is rift-sawn to flat-sawn. This set has excellent quality for the species. The back and sides are two-piece book matches. African Blackwood has its own unique tonal characteristics producing a very focused and powerful tone. It is greatly prized by those few luthiers who have had the opportunity to build with it. Rare. #IW18770-sold Backs 3/16 x 10 x 22 ½" Sides 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 35 ½" $500.00/set

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East Indian Rosewood
(Dalbergia latifolia)
Acoustic Guitar Sets

These are best grade, air-dried sets from one of the premier Indian mills still able to get excellent quality logs to cut. We strive to make the best color and grain matches between the book-matched backs and sides. This quality will soon be a thing of the past. 10% discount on 3 or more sets.

#IW17651
Backs 3/16 x 8 5/8-9 x 22-22 ¾"
Sides 3/16 x 5 1/8-5 ¼ x 34-34 ½"
$110.00/set

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Guatemalan Rosewood (Dalbergia tucarensis) Guitar Top Set This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. It is an excellent musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain. #IW17301-sold each piece 3/16 x 6 ¼ x 24 1/8" $45.00/set

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Guatemalan Rosewood (Dalbergia tucarensis) Guitar Top Set This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. It is an excellent musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain. #IW17302 each piece 3/16 x 6 ¼ x 24 1/8" $45.00/set

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Figured Genuine Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) Acoustic Guitar Set #IW16297-sold Back 3/16 x 9 x 22 ½” Side 3/16 x 5 x 36” $125.00/set

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Bird’s-eye Maple
(Acer saccharum)
Acoustic Guitar 4 Piece Back & Side Set

#IW15334
Back ea. pc. 3/16 x 8 3/16 x 22 3/16”
Sides ea. pc. 3/16 x 5 3/16 x 36 3/16”
$125.00/set-sold

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Bird’s-eye Maple
(Acer saccharum)
Acoustic Guitar 4 piece Back & Side Set

click on photof or close-up

#IW15335-sold
Back ea. pc. 3/16 x 8 1/8 x 22 5/8”
Sides ea. pc. 3/16 x 5 5/16 x 36 3/8”
$125.00/set

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Bird’s-eye Maple
(Acer saccharum)
Acoustic Guitar 4 piece Back & Side Set

click on photofor close-up

#IW15336-sold
Back ea. pc. 3/16 x 8 9/16 x 22 7/16”
Sides ea. pc. 3/16 x 5 5/16 x 36 3/8”
$125.00/set

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Figured Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) Ukulele Side Billets click on photo for close-up #IW16503A 13/16 x 3 ¾ x 31” $32.25 #IW16503B-sold 13/16 x 3 ¾ x 31 ¾” $33.00 #IW16503C-sold 13/16 x 4 ¼ x 31 7/8” $37.50

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Striped Ebony
(Diospyros sp.)
Two-piece, Book-matched Guitar Sides

This wood originated from a small, sparsely inhabited island off the east coast of New Guinea. Some of these trees grow to enormous dimensions. One of the first logs we received from here was 3 ½ feet in diameter, 18 feet long, and weighed 7 tons. It is fine-grained and takes a glassy smooth finish.

#IW11156A 1/8 x 5 ½-5 5/8 x 32-32 ½” $120.00/set-sold
#IW11156B 1/8 x 5 ½-5 5/8 x 32-32 ½” $120.00/set-sold
#IW11156C 1/8 x 5 ½-5 5/8 x 32-32 ½” $120.00/set

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Striped Ebony
(Diospyros sp.)
Guitar Sides

This wood originated from a small, sparsely inhabited island off the east coast of New Guinea. Some of these trees grow to enormous dimensions. One of the first logs we received from here was 3 ½ feet in diameter, 18 feet long, and weighed 7 tons. It is fine-grained and takes a glassy smooth finish. Most of these pieces have a ‘marble-cake’ look to the end grain that is outstanding.

#IW11157A 1/8 x 5 ½-5 5/8 x 32-32 ½” $120.00/set
#IW11157B 1/8 x 5 ½-5 5/8 x 32-32 ½” $120.00/set

Honduras Rosewood
Two-piece, Book-matched Guitar Sides

A true rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii), most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish.

#IW11157C 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 36 ¼” $45.00/set-sold

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Marc Culbertson, Manager, Musical Instrument Division

(503) 274-1271

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