Description
Discover unique opportunities for your instrument building projects with our High to Mid Grade Orphaned Guitar Board crafted from centuries-old Sitka Spruce. Perfect for creative luthiers and innovative designs, these individual soundboard pieces offer exceptional tonal qualities derived from old-growth timber. While they may be orphaned from their original pair, each Grade Orphaned Guitar Board carries the same heritage of superior resonance and craftsmanship, ready to become the heart of your next custom instrument.
Enhanced Resonance from Old-Growth Tonewood
Even as individual pieces, these High to Mid Grade Orphaned Guitar Boards inherit the exceptional acoustic properties of our premium tonewoods. Sourced from ancient Sitka Spruce, the naturally aged timber delivers an impressive stiffness-to-weight ratio for superior projection and dynamic range. This natural aging process creates wood fiber with enhanced resonant properties, providing a tonal richness unmatched by younger, plantation-grown alternatives. Experience the deep, articulate sound that only truly seasoned tonewood can provide for your soundboard projects.
Technical Specifications
Each Grade Orphaned Guitar Board offers professional-grade characteristics, ready for your custom luthier projects:
- Wood Species: Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
- Tonewood Grade: High to Mid (AA and AAA characteristics)
- Source: 100% salvage-sourced old-growth timber, ensuring sustainable and resonant material
- Condition: Kiln-dried to luthier specifications, ensuring stable moisture content for immediate use
- Sizing: Patterned to accommodate half a Dreadnought guitar, or suitable for single-piece soundboards for smaller instruments such as bowed psalteries
Our 100% Old Growth Reclaimed Wood Guarantee
Every Grade Orphaned Guitar Board originates from naturally fallen or salvage-recovered trees, never from clear-cutting operations. This sustainable approach preserves old-growth forests while providing luthiers access to timber with centuries of natural seasoning. Our EarthTone Soundboards™ represent the environmental standard in tonewood sourcing, offering not just exceptional sound but also assurance regarding responsible material sourcing for your instrument building projects.
Quality and Durability Assurance
Alaska Specialty Woods’ 30+ years of expertise ensures each Grade Orphaned Guitar Board meets rigorous structural and aesthetic standards. Our comprehensive grading system evaluates not just visual appearance, but critical factors including grain slope, stiffness, and resonant properties. Professional luthiers worldwide rely on our consistent quality for their finest instruments, confident in the durability and performance of our reclaimed Sitka Spruce soundboards for their unique creations.

kmr4806 (verified owner) –
Brent was able to find just the right shade of Sitka for some repairs I was doing on a Martin Guitar for a very reasonable cost. Excellent quality. Perfect shade for repair.