Northwest timber specializes in highlyfigured hardwood lumber, such as quilted maple, figured claro walnut, and oregon myrtlewood. The set the formation of the back and side set was achieved with a double book matching. Onepiece or book matched figured drop top or carve top, premium species as requested i. Gascaps electronics, 3 pick ups ssh, sss, hhh, hsh configurations available, book matched laminate tops, maple neck, maple, rosewood or ebony fingerboards, 21 medium jumbo frets, skunk tail, graphite nut, locking tuners, optional dragon inlay neck, string through body, post mounted roller saddle tom bridge, unmatched natural resonance and sustain. Brazilian rosewood, ziricote, koa, cocobolo, burl maple, buckeye, redwood, etc. This video shows how i use a 14 inch band saw to resaw a flamed maple board for a guitar top. Texas toast guitars is an independent guitar shop and this channel is.
Shop all northwest timber figured lumber, wood, and domestic exotic hardwoods for furniture and musical instruments. There is a 1 long mineral streak along the outside edge of one piece on the second face. Feb 15, 2020 the same as the difference in flame maple and quilted maple anywhere. If you are a luthier we are your supplier for fine tone woods including. The axis guitar features a beautiful quilt or flame book matched maple top over a lightweight basswood body. What are some recommended websitescompanies to buy book matched quilted, curly and flamed maple veneer. The same as the difference in flame maple and quilted maple anywhere. Myrtlewood necks guitar neck blanks guitar wood for. Image via quilted maple quilted has sort of a brokenup, almost bubbly appearance to my eye. Gascaps electronics, 3 pick ups ssh, sss, hhh, hsh configurations available, book matched laminate tops, maple neck, maple, rosewood or ebony fingerboards, 21 medium jumbo frets, skunk tail, graphite nut, locking tuners, optional dragon inlay neck, string through body, post mounted. Made made and custom bookmatched guitar parts for todays luthiers,jewelry box,music box,thin lumber. Tonetech ltd provides luthier supplies, luthier tools, guitar paint and nitrocellulose lacquers across the uk and europe. Maple burl wood 10922 luither natural f hole book matched guitar top set.
Bookmatched guitar tonewood top sets, curly maple, quilted. Bookmatching is the practice of matching two or more wood or stone surfaces, so that two. Sapwood two face, surfaced two face and beautifully figured. Quilted maple instrument wood 7605 book matched guitar top set 24 x 16 x 12. Washburn wcg66sce comfort deluxe series acousticelectric.
We offer pickup or nationwide shipping and delivery right to your door. Our online store features exceptionally curly maple lumber, musical and luthier grade lumber, wide and book matched lumber, and sets from the same logs. Bookmatched flamed maple veneer for electric guitarbass madinter. Figured maple burl wood 10142 luthier guitar book matched top set 22x 16x. Details about quilted maple instrument wood 7605 book matched guitar top set 24 x 16 x 12. In this video i show how i make the bookmatched maple top from a 2 thick slab of maple with handheld tools only.
Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. In addition to online sales our trade counter is located in stockport, cheshire and is open to the public and trade customers. The technique is used to beautify a variety of objects such as furniture, violins, guitars. The washburn parquet style rosette is made of alternating maple and mahogany. Figured tiger curly maple wood 10374 luthier 5a guitar top. Solid highly figured book matched maple body backsides. Hollow body electric guitar plans genone luthier services. Birdseyemaplewood can also provide acoustic guitar back and sides sets as well as book matched electric guitar tops. Archtop guitars and mandolins are even worse with 3478 thick tops and backs. In any case, all of the luthier stock material is specifically chosen for its figure quality, density and vividness that separates it from the run of the mill figured maple. Book matched set measuring 24 x 16 moisture content, surface planed both sides and edge jointed. The book matched tops are no different sounding than solid tops, all les pauls are book matched maple or koa on the really nice ones. Spm7c008 spalted maple book matched guitar back oregon burls. Featuring a selection variety of book matched set available for sale.
Hawaiian master grade premium quartersawn curly koa book matched aaaa tonewood guitar sets curly koa ukulele book matched sets curly hawaiian mango instrument sets highly figured fiddleback big island koa luthiers guitar builder artisan woodworker guitar book matched tops backs sides sets air dried. For example, if the photo states the piece is 20 x 7 12 x 34 each piece is. There is a shallow worm hole on the second face of both pieces that shouldnt show through during forming. We understand that some people want to see a picture before purchasing so as time allows we post some of our available tops below. Ambrosia spalted maple instrument wood 9014 luthier book. We use only the most beautiful maple caps and headstock veneers, ensuring this legacy is continued with pride. Guitar tops 8 14 x 2223 x 316 size is approximate book matched typical d size a note about grades. Dr there is no difference in the sound, only the looks.
Wood is surfaced on both sides and is dry and ready to use. So if you are looking for curly maple lumber for sale, look no further than c. The two outside myrtle pieces are book matched and 0. We love book matched maple tops and it is a standard feature of the texas toast challenger.
Gibson started producing the es335 in 1958 and it was known as the thinline. Quartersawn hard rock maple, traditional black dot inlay, 22 frets, 15 inch radius. Highest grade flame maple book matched luthier tone wood guitar top. Bagging down the bookmatched flame maple top on my tele paul build. Bookmatched flamed maple veneer for electric guitarbass. The flame mapple inlay on madagascar top head stock matched the flame mapple binding at the back. Aug 23, 2017 this is part 2 of a complete series on making an electric guitar at my home. Wood and wood products mapleleaf hardwoods and are the premier source for domestic figured hardwoods as well as some exotic imports in a variety of thicknesses from 44 to 124.
One piece hard rock maple core with a flamed spaulted maple book matched top. Chambered two piece book matched sapele body with two piece book matched flamed maple drop top one piece bubinga neck with bubinga over maple veneer fretboard and classic dot inlays high gloss finish to body and natural oil neck finish. What is the difference between flamed maple and quilted maple. Im assuming the maple top is around 38 when i say that it is a lot harder to make a good joint than with a 316 top. Im considering keeping this one and curious to see what the next one is like. Discussion in electric instruments started by dgtplayer, may 9, 2012. Luthier tonewood bookmatched guitar top london plane english. Inside the iconic guitar of the legendary queen guita. Oscar schmidt og2smru acoustic guitar spalted maple. While flame maple also known as figured maple, curly maple or fiddleback maple had long been used to the backs and necks of guitars and other stringed instruments such as the violin, it was the use of this striking timber in 1958 to 1960 gibson les pauls that really made it desirable when used to create the twopiece, book matched carved tops on these guitars. Luthier quilted maple lumber beautiful curly maple figuring through out joined and planed.
Hobby wood, exotic woods, curly woods, display cases, gun cases, luthier parts. Good place to buy book matched maple veneer discussion in tele home depot started by aj guitars, oct 14, 2009. Any chips in picture are from dull joiner blades already book matched and glued with titebond iii measuring 26 58 x 18 x 78 air dried ready and waiting for your artistic touch. Quilted maple instrument wood 7605 book matched guitar top set 24 x 16 x.
If your building a guitar solid bodies are easier to finish, but figured tops are more attractive. Book matched set for sale military collectibles for sale. Flamed timborana bookmatched veneer electric guitar bass body top. Ive been playing guitar for 57 years and repairing guitars for 20 years. This tonewoodpickup combination is a perfect recipe for hard edge rock tones but also delivers a subtle dynamic response at lower volume. Bookmatching is the practice of matching two or more wood or stone surfaces, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other, giving the impression of an opened book as applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in one of several ways, but can also be done with solid wood. Two medium output custom dimarzio humbuckers are mounted directly to the body for optimum resonance and signal response. A maple mahogany maple strip splits the book matched spalted maple back as well. Ash body not swamp ash these are very heavy guitars designed for studio use. Wood is sanded to 120 grit on both sides and is dry and ready to use. Maple binding i have always used tiger maple binding an influence from working at gallagher guitar co. In this video matt takes your through the steps to turn a chunk of maple into a super cool looking top. Onepiece or book matched figured cap, premium species as requested.
The headstock features a motherofpearl washburn logo and 18. Traditionally built and crafted from the finest handselected tonewoods, all tops, backs and sides of the kwasnycia guitars are book matched for beauty and durability, as well as an incredible sound. Details about figured tiger curly maple wood 10374 luthier 5a guitar top set 22. Red maple acer rubrum is similar in appearance to sugar maple but not as dense, with a figured pattern that is usually broader and more even than sugar. This tonewoodpickup combination is a perfect recipe for hard edge rock tones but also delivers a subtle dynamic response at lower volume levels when needed. Display case this display case protect the guitar during an art show where i displayed in a local brewery. At times we lighten up the background so the figure is more visible. Cherry red, sunburst, natural or solid colour finish.
Good place to buy book matched maple veneer telecaster. We have some of the most beautiful and rare birdseye maple and curly hard maple in the industry. Supplier of high quality tonewoods specializing in figured maple and exotic hardwoods. What is the difference between flamed maple and quilted. They made several solid body electric guitars prior to this but the solid body lacked the darker, warmer tone that was produced by unamplified hollow body guitars. The violin of auschwitz by maria angels anglada, brian mays red special. We are specialist and can cut to size since for certain individual orders. The top has the tiger maple strips and it is book matched. The organic classic pays homage to the age old tradition of book matched maple adorning musical instruments. Sapwood two face, surfaced four sides and beautifully figured. The spalted maple capped headstock features a pearl inlaid washburn logo and stylized w as well as grover 18.
Sapwood two face, surfaced four sides with strong gorgeous figure. How to make a quilted maple guitar top with minimal tools. As you can see above there can be differences in pattern called figuring in woo. Buzzsaw international inc 10925 figured spalted maple wood. For keyboard instruments adorned with bookmatched veneer, see spinet and conrad graf. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays. Flamed spaulted maple face plate, cherry wood medallion. For the bookmatched selections, the measurements in the photo are for each piece. You can have a billet of maple that after being flatsawn is perfectly bookmatched. On an average we select about one in 100 selections of material that we have brought before us. Flame ripple tiger stripe maple bookmatched guitar headplate veneer inlay set. Curly maple bookmatched tops luthier tonewood supplier.
In this video matt shows you how to make a book matched maple top. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Im assuming the maple top is around 38 when i say that it is a lot harder to make a good joint. The organic classic features book matched maple and exotic tops with custom wound organic bareknuckle pickups. From the concert hall to the recording studio, the kwasnycia guitar is clearly the choice for the finest artist of today. This is part 2 of a complete series on making an electric guitar at my home.
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