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G4.2 DADGAD

admin — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:49:45 +0000

Brilliant job Michael Greenfield! See his new G4.2 DADGAD

A word from Michael too:
“It shipped last week. Some of my best work to date. A special thanx to Mike Baranik and Terra Tonewoods for the fantastic customer service and the spectacular set of spalted Peruvian Manchinga this guitar is made of.”

Model G4.2 http://www.greenfieldguitars.com/gg2.aspx?class=GG§ion=64&storyid=132#

Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Sacha Rosewood

admin — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:47:30 +0000

Sacha Rosewood from Terra Tonewoods.
“Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Sacha Rosewood “.

Artisan Guitars wrote:
“Played in tandem with another D2HA with standard Indian Rosewood back and sides, the contrast is striking. While both are wonderfully defined in the trebles, with a crisp defined bass note, the mid-range on the Sacha dreadnought was crystal clear, and almost dripping in resonance.”

Sacha Rosewood gets HIGH PRAISE!
We gotta hand it to Artisan Guitars for their very well written critique on the new Collings D2HA featuring Sacha Rosewood (Higuerilla) from Terra Tonewoods.

For the full read go to http://artisanguitars.com/collings-d2ha-adirondack-spruce-and-sacha-rosewood/

Finding New Tonewood…..the Art of Terra Tonewoods!

admin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:14:43 +0000

The new generation of tonewoods is not to be found in the commercial lumberyards.

The forests of Peru are basically unexplored for new musical species. Here Lance Peck, owner of Terra Tonewoods, in Peru looking through a standing stack of fresh cut lumber. This wood was probably cut for local domestic use and without proper permits. This unidentified wood may be a new species of Dalbergia, also known as “Rosewood”, which is a species that is very popular and important in the building of musical stringed instruments such as the acoustic guitar, harp guitar, mandolin, and the ukulele.

Latest Discovery. Tonewood Species. Bright, dense, tap like crazy, sexy!

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:32:05 +0000

Possible new tonewood species discovered in Amazon rainforest.

Curly Red Mountain Spanish Cedro

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:12:59 +0000

Curly Red Mountain Spanish Cedro.

Amazing Spanish Cedar

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:11:03 +0000

New Shipment Arriving SOON!

belinda — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:56:37 +0000

The new shipment of hand selected tonewood lumber has off loaded in Los Angeles and is currently be processed by customs. A couple months ago we went down to Peru and spent a couple weeks personally visiting local wood shops and saw mills to hand select lumber with the best grain and appearance for guitar backs, sides, and tops. We searched for tonewood species with the most amazing patterns and discovered a few others we were not expecting. That’s the beauty of being able to personally select wood. True adventure is found in the unexpected. Pictured above, ruff sawn thick cant, is an amazing wood we call Sacha Rosewood, also referred to as Higuerilla. Top quality musical instrument tonewood which imparts a bright tone with good clarity and a stiffness similar to Koa. Richly colored, with a strong linear stripped pattern very reminiscent of old world Brazilian Rosewood.

Achihua as Alternative Neck Wood

admin — Fri, 20 May 2011 21:10:15 +0000

Terra Tonewoods is please to announce an extremely lightweight new guitar neck wood!

Achihua neck on acoustic guitar by luthier Mike Baranik.

The light color of Achihua provides a blank canvas for color tinting the neck to blend perfectly with the Bubinga body.