New Tonewood Arrived.
August 12th, 2011Sacha Rosewood. Acoustic Guitar Back/Side Set.
Mango, it’s not just for smoothies!
July 23rd, 2011
These very highly figured wild mango top sets are just a few examples from Terra Tonewoods most recent cuts.
As always, the outline is only a suggestion. Each set can be reversed, flip flopped, or used just like you see them. Thats up to each and every luthier to decide.
We simply supply the ”canvas” for the masterpiece. Or in this case, the fruit for the dessert.
New Shipment Arriving SOON!
July 21st, 2011
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
May 20th, 2011
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.
Terra Tonewoods
May 20th, 2011Forgotten Tonewoods is now Terra Tonewoods.
Manchinga
March 22nd, 2011Manchinga has an interesting spalt-like figure on a light-tan to grayish-tan field. The grain of this unusual wood ranges from a fine-grained texture that is similar to a light-colored mahogany, to smooth fields of tan or grey-tan. Manchinga has small pores and is a medium weight wood that weights 47 pounds per cubic foot. It has moderate flexibility which helps this wood to deliver a medium to bright tone when used for backboards and rims.
Slicing Bubinga
March 21st, 2011Cachimbo
March 21st, 2011Cachimbo is a small-pore hardwood of a medium tan color. Weighing approximately 39 pounds per cubic, Cachimbo is a relatively stiff wood with similar tonal and structural properties to red maple. Cachimbo lends itself to those instruments where tonal brightness is more important than elaborate figure or grain.
Higuerilla
March 21st, 2011Higuerilla is a richly colored hardwood ranging from light coffee to mid orange brown with dark brown stripes. When book matched, Higuerilla presents a strong and colorful linear figure for backboards. Higuerilla weighs 45 pounds per cubic foot and has moderate stiffness similar to Koa. When used for backboard and ribs, Higuerilla imparts a generally bright tone with good clarity. The long open pores will require moderate filling prior to finishing.
Our highest grade Higuerilla is called “Sacha Rosewood”. This tropical hardwood from Peru is not a rosewood species but closely resembles a rosewood in color, density, and lutherie quality.