Description
Discover the perfect foundation for your next acoustic build with our AA Sitka Spruce Dreadnought guitar top booksets. Specifically sorted for paint-grade applications, these Sitka Spruce guitar tops offer an exceptional opportunity for luthiers to achieve professional tonal quality at a significant value. While visually unique due to natural characteristics, their structural and resonant integrity remains uncompromised, making them ideal for instruments where an opaque finish is applied externally.
Enhanced Resonance for Your Sitka Spruce Guitar Top
Our tonewoods are selected for their superior acoustic properties. The natural aging process of these old-growth timbers results in wood fiber with enhanced resonant characteristics, providing rich harmonics, exceptional sustain, and a broad dynamic range that is unmatched by younger, plantation-grown alternatives. This ensures that every instrument crafted with our Sitka Spruce guitar top delivers a professional-grade sound experience, regardless of cosmetic variations. The resonance characteristics of aged Sitka Spruce soundboard material contribute significantly to the overall tonal quality of acoustic instruments.
This AA Sitka Spruce Dreadnought guitar bookset is also known as paint grade. Structurally and tonally sound, these tops are ideal for builds where painted finishes will be applied, allowing you to save without sacrificing tonal performance. The AA grade may exhibit natural discoloration including blue iron stains, black or red mold lines, or grey water stains in the pattern area. This particular sort also features softer grain lines compared to higher A and AAA grades, which does not impact the acoustic properties of the soundboard.
Technical Specifications for Your Sitka Spruce Guitar Top
Crafted to meet the demands of professional luthiers, our AA Dreadnought Sitka Spruce guitar top offers reliable performance:
- Wood Species: Premium Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
- Grade: AA (Paint Grade) – Structurally and tonally sound, ideal for finished instruments where cosmetic imperfections are covered by opaque finishes
- Dimensions (Bookset Half): Typically 8.5″ W x 23″ L. Pattern dimensions per half: Lower bout 8″, waist 5.25″, upper bout 5.75″ x 19.75-20″ L
- Source: 100% Salvage-sourced old-growth timber, ensuring sustainable and naturally aged wood fiber
- Characteristics: May exhibit natural discoloration (blue from iron, black/red from mold, grey from water stain) in the pattern area. Features softer grain lines compared to higher grades
- Application: Perfectly suited for dreadnought guitar builds requiring painted or opaque finishes
These tops are produced from the finest tonewood fiber in the world, procured from salvage-sourced old-growth Sitka Spruce. Most two-piece bookset boards are cut 8.5″ x 23″, though dimensions may vary. If your measurements fall outside these ranges, we recommend contacting us before ordering to ensure proper fit for your specific luthier requirements.
100% Old Growth Reclaimed Wood Guarantee
Every Sitka Spruce guitar top we offer originates from naturally fallen or salvage-recovered trees, never from clear-cutting operations. This sustainable approach preserves vital old-growth forests while providing luthiers access to soundboard timber with centuries of natural seasoning. Our EarthTone Soundboards™ represent the environmental gold standard in tonewood production, allowing you to craft instruments with a clear conscience and superior acoustic performance.
Quality & Durability Assurance for Your Sitka Spruce Guitar Top
Alaska Specialty Woods’ 30+ years of expertise ensures each Sitka Spruce Dreadnought guitar top set meets rigorous structural and aesthetic standards, even for our AA grade. Our comprehensive grading system evaluates not just visual appearance, but critical factors including grain slope, stiffness, and resonant properties essential for guitar soundboard construction. Professional luthiers worldwide rely on our consistent quality for their finest instruments, confident in the tonal characteristics and structural integrity of our Sitka Spruce guitar tops, regardless of cosmetic grade.




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