
What we do
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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:
Harvest the maple trees in the forest
Fly the cants out by helicopter
Cut the cants into billets at the mill
Kiln-dry the billets
Finish the end products into:
Solid electric guitar billets
Solid acoustic back and side sets
Solid mandolin sets
Drop tops
Veneer electric guitar sets
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