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Tonewoods - properties & use

Overview

Wood species
(application/color)

Guitars

Wind & percussion instruments

Components and other
Maple, European
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
xx
(flutes)
xxx
(electric guitars)
xxx
(electric guitars)
Bahia Rosewood
Examples
Blackwood, Austr.
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Buxbaum, europ.
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
Chakte Kok / Bloodwood
Examples | Wood species info
xx
xxx
xx
xxx
Cuta (Baitoa Bux)
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
Fingerboards
xx
(electric guitars)
String bows
Spruce, europ. / Alpine spruce
Examples | Wood species info
Guitar tops
xxx
(classical guitars)
Spruce, Sitka
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(classical guitars)
xx
(Floors & frames)
xxx
(Xylophone)
xxx
(wind instruments)
Drumsticks
xx
(Floors & frames)
Katalox violet – black
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
Flutes, clarinets
xx
(fingerboards/bridges)
Cherry, American
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
xxx
(Floors & frames)
Korina
Examples
Electric guitar bodies
xxx
(Xylophone)
xxx
xx
Mahogany, real
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
xxx
(necks)
Macassar ebony
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
Massarandouba
Examples | Wood species info
String bows
Mexican cherry (Machiche) red-brown
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
xxx
(components)
Mexican walnut (Tzalam) walnut colored
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
Morado “Santos rosewood” dark brown
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
xx
(Xylophone)
Electric guitar tops
xxx
xxx
(wind instruments)
Padouk, East African (Muninga) fawn
Examples | Wood species info
xx
(Floors & frames)
xx
Padouk, West African
Examples| Wood species info
xx
(Floors & frames)
Rosewood, Indian
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
Rosewood, Madagascar
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
xxx
x
xx
(Floors & frames)
xxx
(wind instruments)
Flutes
xx
(Floors & frames)
Salomon Padouk (Narra) golden brown, also sealed
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(Floors & frames)
xxx
xxx
xx (fingerboards)
xxx (components)
Swamp ash
Examples
xxx
(electric guitars)
Bird’s eye maple
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(B&Z)
xx
(Necks, GB)
Electric guitars
xxx
Cedar (Cedro) salmon-colored, darkening
Examples | Wood species info
Cedar, real (Atlas, Lebanon)
xxx
(B&Z, Blankets)
xx
(necks)
xx
(necks)
Cedar (Western Red)
Examples | Wood species info
xxx
(classical guitars)
Cypress
xxx
xxx
Explanations:

x: suitable,
xx: well suited,
xxx: excellent

Applications according to the latest state of knowledge, but without guarantee!

Technical data sheets for above mentioned types on request, hand samples available against advance payment of Euro 2.50
List is updated periodically.