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Timbre Tonewood is a wholesale manufacturer of Spruce and Cedar tops for Acoustic Guitars, as well as figured, Big-Leaf Maple for Electric Guitar bodies and Acoustic backs & sides.
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Spruce and Cedar Acoustic Guitar Soundboards
We specialize in two tonewood species growing in Western Canada; Sitka Spruce and Western Red Cedar.
Sitka Spruce: The majority of acoustic guitars are constructed with Sitka Spruce soundboards.
Western Red Cedar: Timbre Tonewood has specialized in Red Cedar tonewood for over 22 years. Currently about half of our soundboard production is Western Red Cedar.
Maple Components
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Electric guitar billets |
Back and side sets |
Guitar necks |
Veneer sheets |
The company is vertically integrated, covering every step in the value-added chain. For example, for maple components we:
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Harvest the maple trees in the forest
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Fly the cants out by helicopter
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Cut the cants into billets at the mill
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Kiln-dry the billets
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Finish the end products into:
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Solid electric guitar billets
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Solid acoustic back and side sets
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Solid mandolin sets
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Drop tops
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Veneer electric guitar sets
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Veneer acoustic back and side sets
Spruce and Cedar Tops
Sitka Spruce, Picea Sitchensis
Western Red Cedar, Thuja Plicata
Maple Components
Flamed and Quilted Electric Guitar Billets and Drop-
tops
Acoustic Back & Side sets
Components also available as Veneer sheets
Grading
How we Grade
Industry Standard Grades
Consistent Grading & Quality







