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Top wood

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:24 pm
by mark forsell
I'm putting material together for my next build. Not sure what size I'm going with. So far I have Cherry back and sides, Mahogany neck Rosewood finger board and bridge. I purchased a Bearclaw Canadian spruce top. Is bearclaw spruce OK?

Re: Top wood

Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:57 am
by Doug Shaker
I assume that by "Canadian spruce" you mean the same wood that I call Sitka spruce. And yeah, Sitka spruce is a very nice soundboard wood. And bearclaw figure is very pretty. Go for it!

Re: Top wood

Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:07 pm
by Alan Carruth
Bearclaw tops are often a bit denser than straight grained wood, and tend to have somewhat lower long grain stiffness. You might want to leave it just a bit thicker than usual. I've always liked the sound of bearclaw tops: probably listening with my eyes.

Re: Top wood

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:14 pm
by Patrick DeGreve
I have built several guitars with bearclaw spruce, from our sponsor Alaska Specialty Woods, bearclaw is very nice. You should be happy with it.