Our products are hand-selected and direct cut from West Virginia red spruce (picea rubens), red maple (acer rubrum), sugar maple (acer saccharum), black walnut (Juglans nigra L.), and American black cherry (Prunus serotina) woods. We assess the wood for the highest quality, finest grain, and most brilliant figure. Each is meticulously air-dried, and torrefaction is available.
Appalachian Tonewood provides consistent and long-term supply by custom-cutting to client specifications and adhering to a simple internal grading system (A, AA, and AAA). Higher and lower grades are available upon request, including Master grade in limited quantities.
We are happy to supply wood for quantity and wholesale accounts.
Feel free to contact us to begin your wholesale order. For pricing and availability, please call 304 710 5123.
Bookmatched red-spruce (picea rubens) Guitar Top; Grade AAA
Minimum half: 8 ½” x 22” x 3/16” (210mm x 559mm x 4.5mm)
Bookmatched curly black walnut (juglans nigra) Guitar Set.
Back halves minimum: 8-1/2" x 22" x 0.155" (210mm x 559mm x 3.9mm)
Sides minimum: 5" x 31-1/2" x 0.130" (127mm x 800mm x 3.3mm)
Bookmatched curly sugar maple (acer saccharum) guitar set.
Back halves minimum: 8-1/2" x 22" x 0.155" (210mm x 559mm x 3.9mm)
Sides minimum: 5" x 31-1/2" x 0.130" (127mm x 800mm x 3.3mm)
Bookmatched curly cherry (prunus serotina) guitar set.
Back halves minimum: 8-1/2" x 22" x 0.155" (210mm x 559mm x 3.9mm)
Sides minimum: 5" x 31-1/2" x 0.130" (127mm x 800mm x 3.3mm)
Bookmatched black walnut (juglans nigra) guitar set.
Back halves minimum: 8-1/2" x 22" x 0.155" (210mm x 559mm x 3.9mm)
Sides minimum: 5" x 31-1/2" x 0.130" (127mm x 800mm x 3.3mm)
Bookmatched curly red maple (Acer Rubrum) Archtop Guitar Set.
Back halves minimum 16" x 6" x 1” (406mm x 152mm x 25.4mm)
Sides minimum 35" x 1-1/2" x 3/32" (890mm x 38.1mm x 2.3mm)
Flatsawn curly red maple (Acer Rubrum) Electric Guitar Neck.
minimum 13/16" x 3-7/8" x 27" (20mm x 98mm x 685mm)
Complete Mandolin: Bookmatched red spruce (picea rubens) Soundboard; bookmatched curly red maple (acer rubrum) Back & Sides w/ matched Neck.
Top half minimum 16" x 6" x 1” (406mm x 152mm x 25.4mm)
Back halves minimum 16" x 6" x 1” (406mm x 152mm x 25.4mm)
Sides minimum 35" x 1-1/2" x 3/32" (890mm x 38.1mm x 2.3mm)
Neck minimum 2" x 3-1/4" x 18" (50mm x 82mm x 457mm)
Quartersawn red spruce (picea rubens) Bracewood, all grades.
Quartersawn red spruce (picea rubens) Bracewood. Grade AAA
Quartersawn curly red maple (acer rubrum) Acoustic Guitar Neck Billets.
approx. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 23" (88mm x 88mm x 585mm)
Quartersawn curly black cherry (prunus serotina) Acoustic Guitar Neck Billets
approx. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 23" (88mm x 88mm x 585mm)
Quartersawn black walnut (juglans nigra) Acoustic Guitar Neck Billets
approx. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 23" (88mm x 88mm x 585mm)
General Size List:
Guitar Tops
Quartersawn Bookmatched Red-Spruce
Minimum half: 8 ½” x 22” x 3/16” (210mm x 559mm x 4.5mm)
Guitar Sets: Back and Sides
Curly Maple, Curly Walnut, Osage,
Back halves minimum: 8-1/2" x 22" x 0.155" (210mm x 559mm x 3.9mm)
Sides minimum: 5" x 31-1/2" x 0.130" (127mm x 800mm x 3.3mm)
Guitar Neck Blank
Quartersawn Curly Maple, Black Walnut, Curly Cherry
approx. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 23" (88mm x 88mm x 585mm)
Archtop Guitar Top
Quartersawn Bookmatched Red-Spruce
Minimum half: 8 ½” x 22” x 1 ¼” (210mm x 559mm x 32mm)
Archtop Guitar sets
Back halves minimum: 8-1/2" x 22" x 0.155" (210mm x 559mm x 3.9mm)
Sides minimum: 4” x 36” x 0.155” (102mm x 915mm x 3.9mm)
Mandolin top
Quartersawn Bookmatched Red-Spruce
Half minimum 16" x 6" x 1” (406mm x 152mm x 25.4mm)
Mandolin sets
Quarter or Skew Curly Maple
Back halves minimum 16" x 6" x 1” (406mm x 152mm x 25.4mm)
Sides minimum 35" x 1-1/2" x 3/32" (890mm x 38.1mm x 2.3mm)
Mandolin necks
Quartersawn Curly Maple
minimum 2" x 3-1/4" x 18" (50mm x 82mm x 457mm)
Banjo neck double
Curly Maple Flatsawn
minimum 2” x 4-¼” x 34” (50mm x 108mm x 864mm)
Electric guitar necks
Flatsawn Curly Maple
minimum 13/16" x 3-7/8" x 27" (20mm x 98mm x 685mm)
Bass guitar necks
Flatsawn Curly Maple
minimum 13/16" x 4" x 30" (20mm x 102mm x 762mm)