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The wood pile
(available wood for guitar tops)

 

I've started putting in a few guitar pictures next to some of the top wood so you can see how that piece looked on the finished product.
 
    
    Here is the beginning of my sorting out of wood for guitar tops.  I've simplified my grading system as I believe that the multiple A grading is a bit confusing and very subjective. (It used to run from A to triple A 'back in the old days', but now I see as many as six A's, so obviously inflation has taken hold...)  S will be my standard grade which is included in the 'base price' for a custom guitar.  UG will be my first level of upgraded tops, and UG+ will stand for anything above that.  A lot of the material that I have here has a lot of mineral coloring, spalting and very bizarre grain patterns.  I love all kinds of unusual and live-looking Maple in all shades from white through to dark tan, so you'll find a fair selection of every color here eventually, as time permits. For those of you who do prefer more traditional looking Maple, you'll find a good selection here as well.  Please check back, as I'll be putting in more pieces of wood as I sort them out.  If you have any questions about any of the pieces you see, please contact me by email or phone.
                                                                                                                                                   (Updated 11/10/09)		  

S = Standard grade, no extra charge
UG = Upgrade, (extra charge $125 - $200) call for info.
UG+ = Upgrade plus, (extra charge $200 - $450) call for  info.

Carved tops

Quilted Maple       ...for carved tops    (Standard 6-strings, Standard Hollow body, 12-string, Macro, Micro, Valiant)                                                                

                                                                                                                                           Click on images for enlargement
 
(quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt)   (quilt) (quilt)
  Qc1  UG Qc2  UG Qc3  UG Qc4   S Qc5   S used Qc6  UG Qc7   S Qc8   S
 
(quilt)    (quilt)           (quilt)            (quilt)     New (quilt)     New (quilt)     New    
   
  Qc9   UG Qc10   UG+  used Qc11  UG+ Qc12     S Qc13     S Qc14     UG    

 

 

Flamed Maple

 

     ...for carved tops   (Standard 6-strings, Standard Hollow body, 12-string, Macro, Micro, Valiant)

 
 
(flame) (flame) (curly) (flame) (flame) (flame) (curly) (curly)
 Fc1  UG used  Fc2   S Fc3  S Fc4  S Fc5  S Fc6  S Fc7  S Fc8  S
 
(curly) (curly) (curly) (curly) (flame)             new pic. (flame) (curly) (curly)
 Fc9  S Fc10  S Fc11  S Fc12  UG used Fc13  UG  Fc14  UG Fc15  S Fc16  S
 
(curly) (flame) (curly) (Birds' Eye) (flame) (curly) (flame) (flame)
 Fc17   S used Fc18 UG+ Fc19   UG Fc20   UG Fc21  UG+ Fc22   S Fc23   UG Fc24   UG
 
(curly) (curly) (flame) (flame) (curly) (curly) (curly) (curly)
Fc25   S  Fc26   S Fc27  S Fc28  S Fc29  S Fc30   S Fc31  S Fc32   S
 
(curly) (flame) (curly) (flame) (flame) (flame) (flame) (flame)
Fc33   S hold   Fc34   UG  Fc35  UG Fc36  S Fc37  S Fc38   S Fc39   S   Fc40   S
 
(curly) (flame) (flame with burl) (flame) (flame) (curly spalt) (curly) (curly/flame)
used
 Fc41  S Fc42   S Fc43   S used Fc44 UG Fc45   S Fc46   S Fc47    S Fc48    S
 
(curly)   (flame)    (flame, one-piece)   (curly)   (flame)   

(flame)     New

 (flame)   New (flame)    New
  Fc49  UG+  used   Fc50  UG Fc51  UG Fc52    UG Fc53   UG Fc54     UG Fc55     UG Fc56     S
 
(flame)     New (flame)    New                
           
Fc57    S Fc58     S            

 

Other wood

 

     ...for carved tops    (Standard 6-strings, Standard Hollow body, 12-string, Macro, Micro)

 
 
Curly Redwood Curly Redwood Curly Redwood Redwood Burl Redwood Burl Walnut Crotch Curly Walnut Walnut Crotch
 used CRWc1 UG CRWc2   UG  used CRWc3 UG hold   RBc4  UG+  used  RBc5  UG used WALc6  UG  WALc7 S WALc8 UG
 
Curly Koa Curly Koa Spalted Maple Spalted Maple Curly Walnut     Curly Koa   Curly Redwood  Curly Redwood 
 KOAc9 UG KOAc10  UG SPc11 UG SPc12  UG  used WALc13   UG KOAc14   S CRWc15   S CRWc16   S
 
Redwood Burl   Spalted Maple      Ziricote             
         
 hold  RBc17 UG+ SPc18      UG ZIRc19   UG          

 

Thin tops

Quilted Maple

 

     ...for flat or drop-tops   (Model T Deluxe)

 
 
(quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt) (quilt)
 Qt1   UG Qt2    S Qt3  UG Qt4  UG+ Qt5   UG Qt6    UG Qt7   UG Qt8   S
 
(quilt) (quilt) (quilt)            
         
 Qt9  UG Qt10   S Qt11   UG+          

 

Flamed Maple

 

        ...for flat or drop-tops   (Model T Deluxe and Custom T)

 
 
(curly) (curly) (curly) (flame) (curly) (flame) (flame) (flame)
 Ft1  S Ft2   UG Ft3    S Ft4   S Ft5   S used  Ft6   UG used  Ft7   S used  Ft8    S
 
(flame) (curly/burl)         new pic. (flame/mix) (curly) (flame) (flame) (flame) (flame)
 Ft9   S used  Ft10 S Ft11   S Ft12   S Ft13   S used   Ft14    UG Ft15   S used Ft16  UG
 
(flame) (curly/flame) (flame)             
         
 Ft17   S used Ft18  UG Ft19   S          
 

 

 
Other wood   ...for flat or drop-tops   (Model T Deluxe and Custom T)
   
 
Curly Koa Curly Koa Curly Koa Curly Walnut       new pic. Curly Walnut       
     
  KOAt1 UG KOAt2  UG KOAt3  UG  used WALt4    UG WALt5    UG      

 

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