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Bird’s-eye
(Acer saccharum)
Maple Guitar Set
#IW15781
each piece 7/8 x 6 7/8 x 20”
$75.00/set
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Swamp Ash
One Piece Guitar Body Blank
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.
#IW15782
1 13/16 x 12 13/16 x 19 13/16”
$75.00
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Genuine
Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Guitar Neck Blanks
#IW15718A
3 x 3 x 30 1/8” $35.00
#IW15718B
3 x 3 x 30 1/8” $35.00
#IW15718C
3 x 3 x 30” $35.00
#IW15718D-sold
3 x 3 x 33” $35.00 |
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Genuine
Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Guitar Neck & Heel Sets
#IW15719A
Neck 1 x 3 x 30”
Heel 3 x 4 x 6”
$35.00/set
#IW15719B
Neck 1 x 3 x 30”
Heel 3 x 4 x 6”
$35.00/set |
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Western
Red Cedar
(Thuya plicata)
Mandolin/Ukelele Tonewood Blanks
click on photo
for close-up
#IW15720A
2 3/8 x 5 3/8 x 21 5/8”
$30.00
#IW15720B
2 ½ x 6 1/8 x 22 ¼”
$35.00 |
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Quilted Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Guitar Top Sets
#IW15654A-sold
each piece 3/8 x 7 ¼ x 22 ¼” $40.00/set
#IW15654B
each piece 3/8 x 7 ¼ x 22 ¼” $40.00/set
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Fiddleback
Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Instrument Billets
Quartersawn.
#IW15655A
2 ½ x 7 5/8 x 25 3/8”
$185.00
#IW15655B-sold
2 7/16 x 9 3/8 x 29 ½”
$265.00 |
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Curly
Big Leaf Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Solid Body Guitar Billets
click on photo
for back view
These blanks
are white and have fantastic figure. They are air-dried and so
will need additional air drying in your shop before use. Don’t
wait to buy these-they are the best we have had in some time.
Quartersawn.
#IW15603A
2 7/8 x 7 ¼ x 23 5/8”
$265.00
#IW15603B
2 ½ x 7 ½ x 24 7/8”
$215.00 |
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Curly
Big Leaf Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Instrument Blanks
These blanks
are white and have fantastic figure. They are air-dried and so
will need additional air drying in your shop before use. Don’t
wait to buy these-they are the best we have had in some time.
#IW15605A-sold
2 1/8-2 ¼ x 7 5/8 x 22”
$175.00
#IW15605B
2 ½ x 9”+ x 21”
$255.00 |
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Figured
Big Leaf Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Instrument Blanks
These blanks
are white and have fantastic figure. They are air-dried and so
will need additional air drying in your shop before use. Don’t
wait to buy these-they are the best we have had in some time.
#IW15606A
2 x 4 x 23 1/8”
$85.00
#IW15606B
2 3/16 x 4 x 24 ¼”
$100.00 |
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Figured
Claro Walnut
(Juglans hindsii)
#IW15609
2 5/16 x 5-7 ½ x 22 ¾”
$186.00 |
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Black
Limba
(Terminalia superba)
1 piece Guitar Body Blanks
click
on photo for back view
Beautifully
variegated and colored, Black Limba is easy to work and finish.
This wood is found in the equatorial forests of West Africa. A few select
logs have a dark heart with black and brown variegations that yield
boards like the one pictured. Used for furniture and furniture accessories,
jewelry boxes, musical instruments, turned objects, paneling, veneers,
etc. Easy to work and takes a nice polish. Kiln-dried.
#IW15568A 1 7/8 x 13”+ x 17 15/16” $72.00
#IW15568B 1 7/8 x 13”+ x 18” $72.00-sold
#IW15568C 1 7/8 x 13”+ x 18” $72.00-sold
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Mexican
Cocobolo
(Dalbergia retusa)
1 piece Guitar Body Blanks
click
on photo for back view
#IW15571A-sold
1 13/16 x 13 7/16 x 20 5/16” $152.00
#IW15571B
1 13/16 x 13 ¼ x 20 3/8” $150.00
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Bois
de Rose
(Dalbergia maritima)
Guitar Finger Boards
A
true rosewood from Madagascar, it is little known of on the world timber
market. It is a deep burgundy color, sometimes with darker striping
and darkens on exposure. The coloring agent in the wood is readily extracted
with alcohol and with the right mordant should make an intense fabric
dye. Has a Brazilian Rosewood-like tap tone.
#IW15518A 5/16 x 3 x 20 ½” $20.00
#IW15518B 5/16 x 3 x 20 ½” $20.00
#IW15518C 5/16 x 3 x 20 ½” $20.00
#IW15518D 5/16 x 3 x 20 ½” $20.00
#IW15518E 5/16 x 3 x 20 ½” $20.00
#IW15518F 5/16 x 3 x 20 ½” $20.00
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Malagasy
Rosewood
Guitar Finger Boards
This
rare Brazilian Tulipwood look-a-like is a true Dalbergia species and
like many others in the genus it has flashy color, an aromatic smell,
is fairly hard and heavy, and is very stable in use.
#IW15519A
5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15519B 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15519C 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15519D 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15519E 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15519F 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15519G 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
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Malagasy
Rosewood
Guitar Finger Boards
This
rare Brazilian Tulipwood look-a-like is a true Dalbergia species and
like many others in the genus it has flashy color, an aromatic smell,
is fairly hard and heavy, and is very stable in use.
#IW15520A
5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15520B 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15520C 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15520D 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15520E 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
#IW15520F 5/16 x 3 x 20 ¼-20 ½” $20.00
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Genuine
Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Instrument Blank
#IW15346
2 x 8 11/16 x 22 5/8”
$60.50 |
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Genuine
Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Instrument Blanks
#IW15347A-sold
2 1/8 x 18 7/8 x 24 3/16” $148.50
#IW15347B
2 x 19 x 24” $139.25
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Genuine
Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Instrument Blanks
#IW15348A
2 x 14 3/8 x 22 5/16” $98.00
#IW15348B
1 13/16-2 ½ x 19 x 24 ¼” $158.25
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Genuine
Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Guitar Neck Blanks
#IW15352A
2 ¾ x 2 7/8 x 30 3/16”
$45.00
#IW15352B
2 15/16 x 4 x 30”
$50.00 |
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Padouk
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Acoustic Guitar Set
Padouk has excellent
acoustic properties, i.e. a great tap tone and good sound sustain.
#IW15290
Back 3/16 x 8 ¾-9 x 22-22 ½”
Side 3/16 x 5 x 36-37”
$50.00/set |
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Padouk
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Acoustic Guitar Set
Padouk has excellent
acoustic properties, i.e. a great tap tone and good sound sustain.
#IW15291
Back 3/16 x 8 ¾-9 x 22-22 ½”
Side 3/16 x 5 x 36-37”
$50.00/set |
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Padouk
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Acoustic Guitar Set
Padouk has excellent
acoustic properties, i.e. a great tap tone and good sound sustain.
#IW15292
Back 3/16 x 8 ¾-9 x 22-22 ½”
Side 3/16 x 5 x 36-37”
$50.00/set |
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Padouk
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Acoustic Guitar Set
Padouk has excellent
acoustic properties, i.e. a great tap tone and good sound sustain.
#IW15293
Back 3/16 x 8 ¾-9 x 22-22 ½”
Side 3/16 x 5 x 36-37”
$50.00/set |
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Padouk
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Acoustic Guitar Set
Padouk has excellent
acoustic properties, i.e. a great tap tone and good sound sustain.
#IW15294
Back 3/16 x 8 ¾-9 x 22-22 ½”
Side 3/16 x 5 x 36-37”
$50.00/set |
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Palisander
(Dalbergia baronii)
Guitar Peghead Veneers
This
is 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. Quartersawn.
#IW15237A 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 8” $10.00
#IW15237B 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 8” $10.00
#IW15237C 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 8” $10.00
#IW15237D 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 8” $10.00
#IW15237E 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 8” $10.00
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Santos
Rosewood
(Machaerium sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Set
#IW15207
Back 3/16 x 9 x 23 ¾”
Side 3/16 x 5 ½ x 35 ¾”
$90.00/set |
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Santos
Rosewood
(Machaerium sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Set
#IW15208
Back 3/16 x 9 x 23 ¾”
Side 3/16 x 5 ½ x 35 ¾”
$90.00/set |
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African
Wenge
(Millettia laurentii)
Guitar Neck Stringers
Most Wenge comes from the interior of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), and is floated to market on
the Congo river. It is fairly hard and heavy with a medium to coarse
texture. The heartwood is very dark brown with fine, nearly parallel
black veining. Very rich looking when finished. Used for a decorative
stripe in a laminated neck.
#IW15192A ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00
#IW15192B ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00-sold
#IW15192C ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00
#IW15192D ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00
#IW15192E ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00
#IW15192F ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00
#IW15192G ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00-sold
#IW15192H ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00-sold
#IW15192I ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00-sold
#IW15192J ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $10.00
Purpleheart
(Peltogyne sp.)
Instrument Neck Stringers
Used for a decorative stripe in a laminated neck.
#IW15192K
¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $8.00-sold
#IW15192L ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $8.00
#IW15192M ¼-3/8 x 3 x 48” $8.00
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Macassar
Ebony
(Diospyros celebica)
2 piece Guitar Top Set
click on photo
for close-up
#IW15131
5/8 x 6 13/16 x 22 3/8”
$135.00/set |
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Santos
Rosewood/Bolivian Rosewood/Pau Ferro
(Machaerium sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Set
This wood has
gained in popularity since the early 1990’s when Brazilian
Rosewood was designated an endangered species. Furniture manufacturers
used it as a Brazilian Rosewood substitute but it stands on its
own as an instrument tone wood. These billets have been air-dried
in our warehouse for 8 years and are perfect.
#IW15138
Back 1/8-3/16 x 8 11/16 x 23 ¾”
Side 1/8-3/16 x 5 x 35 ¾”
$90.00/set |
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Santos
Rosewood/Bolivian Rosewood/Pau Ferro
(Machaerium sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Set
This wood has
gained in popularity since the early 1990’s when Brazilian
Rosewood was designated an endangered species. Furniture manufacturers
used it as a Brazilian Rosewood substitute but it stands on its
own as an instrument tone wood. These billets have been air-dried
in our warehouse for 8 years and are perfect.
#IW15140
Back 1/8-3/16 x 9 1/8 x 23 5/8”
Side 1/8-3/16 x 5 ½ x 35 ¾”
$90.00/set |
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Santos
Rosewood/Bolivian Rosewood/Pau Ferro
(Machaerium sp.)
Acoustic Guitar Set
This wood has
gained in popularity since the early 1990’s when Brazilian
Rosewood was designated an endangered species. Furniture manufacturers
used it as a Brazilian Rosewood substitute but it stands on its
own as an instrument tone wood. These billets have been air-dried
in our warehouse for 8 years and are perfect.
#IW15141
Back 1/8-3/16 x 9 1/8 x 23 5/8”
Side 1/8-3/16 x 5 ½ x 35 ¾”
$90.00/set |
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Figured
Genuine Mahogany
(Swietenia macrophylla)
Acoustic Guitar
Back & Side Set
We have 6 of these sets available. They have all been re-sawn
from the same billet.Finished sample at right.
#IW15108
Back 3/16 x 8 1/8 x 22 ¼”
Side 3/16 x 5 1/8 x 36 ¼”
$125.00/set |
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Fiddleback
Big Leaf Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Instrument Billets
#IW15041A
2 ¾ x 7 ½ x 23 ¼”
$225.00
#IW15041B-sold
2 ½ x 7 7/8 x 25”
$225.00 |
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Curly
Maple
(Acer macrophyllum)
Guitar Side Billets
#IW15043A
15/16 x 4 13/16 x 36 ¼”
$36.00
#IW15043B
15/16 x 5 11/16 x 36 3/8”
$43.50 |
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Redwood
Guitar Top Set
Great ray fleck
and stiffness across the grain.
#IW14992
each piece 3/16 x 8 7/16 x 22 3/8” $50.00/set |
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Panama
Cocobolo
Guitar Back Set
Two-piece & book-matched.
#IW14995
each piece 1/8 x 7 3/16 x 22 ¾”
$75.00/set |
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Panama
Cocobolo
Guitar Back Set
Two-piece & book-matched.
#IW14996
each piece 1/8 x 7 3/16 x 22 ¾”
$75.00/set |
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