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For information on selecting a guitar for jazz visit the jazz guitar news group ( rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz) has a FAQ with answers to lots of common questions.
Tone Wood Suppliers
Below is a list of sites that I've visited, purchased from or have sent me information for listing. For a large list of tone wood suppliers and other information visit: cybozone.com ( not updated in awhile ).
Tonewood Suppliers
- A & M Wood Specialty Inc.
- Acme Archtop
- Allred & Associates, Inc.
- All Righteous Woods
- Carl Barney
- Big Island Acoustic Koa
- Bow River Specialty Woods
- Colonial Tonewoods
- Curly Koa Guitar Wood
- DM Guitars
- Exotic Lumber Inc.
- Exotic Woods Company Inc.
- Exotic Woods Inc.
- Fat Frog Emporium
- Georgia Hardwoods Inc.
- Gilmer Wood Company
- Goodman Guitar Wood
- Grizzley Industrial
- Hawaiian Hardwoods Direct
- Hibdon Hardwood Inc.
- Hula Monkey Ukuleles
- Kelachandra Veneer Industries
- Madinter Trade, S.L
- Northern Tonewood Company
- North Ridge Hardwoods
- Northwest Custom Timbers
- Notable Woods
- Octopus Wood Works
- Orcas Island Tonewoods
- Pegasus Guitars & Ukuleles
- Bart Potter's Hawaiian-Grown Tonewoods
Here is a page of information from Tony Graziano Ukuleles on the various woods used to build Ukuleles. Great stuff here, be sure to check it out. One of Tony's ukes is on my list of instruments to get. Visit Tony's web site for larger images and more information on these great looking ukes.
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Colonial Tonewoods
Located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia
108 Holly Grove
Williamsburg, VA, 23185
757-564-0956
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Curly Koa Guitar Wood
P.O.Box 1264
Kalaheo, HI 96741
1-808-635-5908
(business hours: 11am - 6pm PST)
Sales and Customer Support:
james@koaguitarwood.com
Phone: 1-808-332-0915
Cell: 1-808-635-5908
Links
Info
Acoustic guitar, archtop guitar, electric guitar, and ukulele wood sets
Ukulele wood sets of Hawaiian Koa
More information available on company's web site.
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Instrument grade hardwoods.
Three locations in MD,
Annapolis, Timonium and Gaithersburg.
Exotic Woods Company Inc.
444 Erial-Williamstown Road
P.O. Box 532
Sicklerville, NJ 08081
Phone (609) 728-5555
Orders 800-GIDWANI
Fax (609)728-6262
Exotic Woods Inc.
2483 Industrial St.
Burlington, Ontario Canada L7P 1A6
Phone: (905) 335-8066
Fax: (905) 335-7080
Georgia Hardwoods Inc.
Georgia Hardwoods Inc.
3061 Verona Ave.
Buford, GA 30518
(770) 932-0640
Fax: (770) 932-0651
Southeastern Wats: 1-800-992-6426
Gilmer Wood Company
2211 N.W. St. Helens Road
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 274-1271
Fax (503) 274-9839
800# 1-888-667-3979
Grizzley Industrial, Inc.
Order Phone Number: 1-800-523-4777
Customer Service Phone Number: 1-570-546-9663
Links
Info
Showrooms: 1203 Lycoming Mall Circle, Muncy, PA 17756
1821
Valencia St., Bellingham, WA 98226
Corner of Battlefield & Kansas
Expressway in Springfield, Missouri
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Links
Info
Mango Ukulele built by David Means of Glyph Ukuleles
More information available on company's web site.
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Hibdon Hardwood, Inc.
1410 N. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
Office: (314) 621-7711
Fax: (314) 621-3369
Links
Info
Hula Monkey Ukuleles are handmade in Arnold, Maryland by luthier Glenn Bosshard. Each Hula Monkey ukulele is made one at a time and takes several weeks to complete. A variety of materials are used to construct a Hula Monkey uke mainly focusing on continental USA hardwoods but other exotic species are also used. Each piece of wood that goes into our ukes is hand selected for the best tonal qualities and most pleasing aesthetic.
More information available on company's web site.
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Kelachandra Veneer Industries
Hulimavu, Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore- 560 076 India
Ph # +91-80-641884/6648449
Fax # +91-80-6643950
Madinter Trade, S.L
Mercurio, 11
Colmenar Viejo
28770 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 91 846 36 79
Fax: +34 91 845 49 06
Links
- No known web presence
Info
Suppliers of wood and accessories for guitar making.
More information available on company's web site.
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Northern Tonewood Company
PO Box 1505
42 Cooper Crescent
Goose Bay
Newfoundland & Labrador
Canada, A0P1E0
Telephone: +(709)896-3086
Facsimile: +(709)896-0471
Email: tonewood@hvgb.net
Links
Info
Ukulele wood sets of Hawaiian Koa, Oregon Claro Walnut (Walnut or Sitka Top) and Alaska Sitka Spruce in Soprano, Concert, Tenor and Baritone sizes.
More information available on company's web site.
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Octopus Wood Works
Bursa karayolu 10.km. TR-16414 İNEGÖL / TURKEY
Phone: +90.224.7313276
Fax: +90.224.7313278
Bart Potter's
Hawaiian-Grown Tonewoods
Bart Potter's Hawaiian-Grown Tonewoods
4761-B Matsonia Drive
Honolulu, HI 96816
Links
Info
Ukulele Koa wood sets are available at
Ukulele Supply of Hawaii
"Hawaii-grown" tonewoods (notably koa)
More information available on company's web site.
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Links
Info
Aged sitka spruce for violins, cellos and guitars
More information available on company's web site.
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Rutland Plywoods Corporation (RPC)
One Ripley Road
Rutland, VT 05701
Telephone: (802) 747-4000
Facsimile: (802) 747-4932
PO Box 6180 Rutland, VT 05702
Links
Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - Rutland Plywood Corporation (RPC) was founded in 1957 as a hardwood plywood supplier to the rope and reel industries. The company remains in its original location in Rutland, Vermont, central to a strong supply on Northern Hardwoods and skilled workforce. Building on this foundation, and owing to consistent innovation, Rutland Plywood has become the world’s premium manufacturer of specialty hardwood composites for a highly diversified and global customer base.
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Sandy Pond Hardwoods, Inc.
921-A Lancaster Pike
Quarryville, PA 17566
Phone: (717) 284-5030
Fax: (717) 284-5739
TOLL FREE: (800) 546-WOOD
The Santa Fe Spruce Company
Thomas Prisloe
1-866-TARREGA (1-866-827-7342)
607-387-3875
Pavan Guitars
PO Box 308
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Links
Info
More information available on company's web site.
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Timeless Instruments
David Freeman, Luthier
P.O. Box 51
Tugaske, Saskatchewan, Canada S0H 4B0
Tel: 1-888-TUGASKE (1-888-884-2753)
Fax: (306) 759-2729
Tonewood International
Dalio Despot
Waisenhausstr. 67 c
80637 München, Germany
Phone: +49 89 - 159 88 324
Fax: +49 89 - 159 88 337
Touchstone Tonewoods
44 Albert Road North
Reigate
Surrey. RH2 9EZ. England
Tel: 0044(0)1737 221064
Fax: 0044(0)1737 242748
Vikwood
Eric R. Larson
1221, A Superior Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone No. (920) 458-9351
Fax No. (920) 458-4888
Winkler Woods LLC
17-4332 Huina Rd. PO Box 554
Kurtistown, HI 96760
JAPAN:
123 Daitoji
Rikinaga-cho
Konan-shi
Aichi-ken
483-8104 TEL: 0587-54-9151
Links
Info
Bilingual representative (Jorma Winkler) available
The Winklers have been a major distributor of Hawai'ian Hardwoods and Custom Furniture in Hawai'i for the past few decades. They specialize in supplying your unique Hawaiian Hardwood needs.More information available on company's web site.
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