This Flat Top Mandolin Top features rare Blue Bearclaw Sitka Spruce sourced from salvage-recovered old-growth timber, offering exceptional acoustic potential for mandolins, bouzoukis, and baritone ukuleles. As an EarthTone Soundboard™, this soundboard combines precision quartersawn vertical grain with naturally aged wood fiber for superior sound projection and tonal clarity.
$100.00
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Unveil unparalleled tonal depth and visual distinction with this rare Blue Bearclaw Sitka Flat Top Mandolin Top, crafted from salvage-sourced old-growth wood ideally suited for Bouzouki and Baritone Ukulele construction. This unique tonewood offers an extraordinary foundation for luthiers seeking to craft instruments with exceptional character and a captivating acoustic signature.
High grade float log Blue Bearclaw Sitka flat top mandolin, bouzouki, and baritone ukulele front featuring distinctive Bearclaw figure throughout.
These rare tops are produced with the finest tonewood fiber in the world, procured from salvage-sourced old-growth Sitka Spruce with exceptional structural and tonal properties.
After decades floating a house in a remote logging camp, the structure was moved to land and the log float salvaged. These boards were cut from a floatlog in the vicinity of a 12″ long spike that permeated the surrounding fiber with iron. The result is this oxidized blue board. Out of thousands of tops cut from these logs, only a few display the stain across the full length and width of both boards, remaining blue throughout. The wood sugars have become crystalline with extra mineral content added naturally. Could this extra metallic element contribute to enhanced acoustic properties? That discovery awaits your craftsmanship as a luthier.
Most 2-piece bookset boards are cut 6″ x 15-16″ long, though patterning varies. These flat top mandolin top boards pattern [per half] at lower bout width 5-5.75″, waist 3.25-3.5″, upper bout 3.75-3.875″ x 13-14″ long, matching standard baritone ukulele patterns. If your measurements differ from these dimensions, please contact us before ordering or note your specifications in the order comments.
This isn’t merely a flat top mandolin top; it’s a testament to nature’s artistry and the unique conditions that create extraordinary tonewoods. The distinctive blue oxidation, caused by decades of mineral exposure from an iron spike within the float log, suggests a fascinating interaction with the wood’s cellular structure. This process, coupled with the natural crystallization of wood sugars, imbues this Sitka Spruce with potential for unparalleled acoustic properties, offering a truly one-of-a-kind mandolin soundboard or ukulele top wood.
Carefully prepared for discerning luthiers, this Blue Bearclaw Sitka flat top mandolin top offers precise dimensions and unique material characteristics:
Every Blue Bearclaw mandolin soundboard originates from naturally fallen or salvage-recovered trees, specifically from this unique float log, never from clear-cutting operations. This exceptional reclaimed tonewood, part of our exclusive EarthTone Soundboards™ commitment, embodies a sustainable approach that honors old-growth forests while providing luthiers with access to timber naturally seasoned for centuries. Our guarantee ensures that this ukulele top wood not only performs with acoustic excellence but also aligns with environmentally conscious instrument building practices.
Alaska Specialty Woods, with decades of experience sourcing tonewood for luthiers, ensures that even these uniquely characterized Bearclaw Spruce tops meet stringent standards for structural integrity and tonal potential. Each flat top mandolin top is meticulously selected, evaluating striking visual appearance, rare blue hue, grain consistency, stiffness, and the potential resonant properties imparted by its unique mineral infusion. Professional luthiers worldwide trust our dedication to providing distinct, high-quality soundboard materials for their most innovative and sonically rich instruments. Your expertise will undoubtedly unlock the full acoustic potential of this truly special reclaimed tonewood.
Unveil unparalleled tonal depth and visual distinction with this rare Blue Bearclaw Sitka Flat Top Mandolin Top, crafted from salvage-sourced old-growth wood ideally suited for Bouzouki and Baritone Ukulele construction. This unique tonewood offers an extraordinary foundation for luthiers seeking to craft instruments with exceptional character and a captivating acoustic signature.
High grade float log Blue Bearclaw Sitka flat top mandolin, bouzouki, and baritone ukulele front featuring distinctive Bearclaw figure throughout.
These rare tops are produced with the finest tonewood fiber in the world, procured from salvage-sourced old-growth Sitka Spruce with exceptional structural and tonal properties.
After decades floating a house in a remote logging camp, the structure was moved to land and the log float salvaged. These boards were cut from a floatlog in the vicinity of a 12″ long spike that permeated the surrounding fiber with iron. The result is this oxidized blue board. Out of thousands of tops cut from these logs, only a few display the stain across the full length and width of both boards, remaining blue throughout. The wood sugars have become crystalline with extra mineral content added naturally. Could this extra metallic element contribute to enhanced acoustic properties? That discovery awaits your craftsmanship as a luthier.
Most 2-piece bookset boards are cut 6″ x 15-16″ long, though patterning varies. These flat top mandolin top boards pattern [per half] at lower bout width 5-5.75″, waist 3.25-3.5″, upper bout 3.75-3.875″ x 13-14″ long, matching standard baritone ukulele patterns. If your measurements differ from these dimensions, please contact us before ordering or note your specifications in the order comments.
This isn’t merely a flat top mandolin top; it’s a testament to nature’s artistry and the unique conditions that create extraordinary tonewoods. The distinctive blue oxidation, caused by decades of mineral exposure from an iron spike within the float log, suggests a fascinating interaction with the wood’s cellular structure. This process, coupled with the natural crystallization of wood sugars, imbues this Sitka Spruce with potential for unparalleled acoustic properties, offering a truly one-of-a-kind mandolin soundboard or ukulele top wood.
Carefully prepared for discerning luthiers, this Blue Bearclaw Sitka flat top mandolin top offers precise dimensions and unique material characteristics:
Every Blue Bearclaw mandolin soundboard originates from naturally fallen or salvage-recovered trees, specifically from this unique float log, never from clear-cutting operations. This exceptional reclaimed tonewood, part of our exclusive EarthTone Soundboards™ commitment, embodies a sustainable approach that honors old-growth forests while providing luthiers with access to timber naturally seasoned for centuries. Our guarantee ensures that this ukulele top wood not only performs with acoustic excellence but also aligns with environmentally conscious instrument building practices.
Alaska Specialty Woods, with decades of experience sourcing tonewood for luthiers, ensures that even these uniquely characterized Bearclaw Spruce tops meet stringent standards for structural integrity and tonal potential. Each flat top mandolin top is meticulously selected, evaluating striking visual appearance, rare blue hue, grain consistency, stiffness, and the potential resonant properties imparted by its unique mineral infusion. Professional luthiers worldwide trust our dedication to providing distinct, high-quality soundboard materials for their most innovative and sonically rich instruments. Your expertise will undoubtedly unlock the full acoustic potential of this truly special reclaimed tonewood.
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