Description
Elevate Your Craft with Harp Guitar Sitka Spruce Soundboards
Discover the exceptional quality of our Medium Grade Bearclaw Dyer Harp Guitar Sitka Spruce top, a truly distinctive tonewood for discerning luthiers. This Harp Guitar Sitka Spruce soundboard is sourced from salvage-recovered old-growth timber, featuring a medium bearclaw figure and originating from a float log cut in the 1970s or 1980s. Perfect for crafting instruments that demand superior acoustic performance and visual character, this tonewood offers unparalleled tonal richness and historical significance for your builds.
- Grade: Medium grade with medium bearclaw figure
- Wood Species: Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
- Source: Salvage-sourced old-growth timber from a float log
- Harvest Era: Tree cut in the 1970s or 1980s
Enhanced Resonance for Your Harp Guitar
Crafted from centuries-old, salvage-sourced old-growth Sitka Spruce, this soundboard delivers acoustic properties unmatched by younger timber. The natural aging process of old-growth wood enhances its stiffness-to-weight ratio, ensuring superior projection, clarity, and remarkable dynamic range for complex instruments. Experience the vibrant harmonics and rich sustain that only naturally seasoned tonewood can provide, perfect for the sophisticated voice of a harp guitar that demands authentic tonal character.
Technical Specifications
Our Medium Grade Bearclaw Harp Guitar Sitka Spruce top represents the finest tonewood fiber available for soundboard construction. Each piece is procured from salvage-sourced old-growth Sitka Spruce harvested decades ago, providing the natural seasoning essential for superior instrument performance.
- Product Name: Medium Grade Bearclaw Dyer Harp Guitar Sitka Spruce Top
- Grade Classification: Medium grade with medium bearclaw figure (figured Sitka Spruce)
- Wood Species: Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
- Source Method: 100% salvage-sourced old-growth timber from float log recovery
- Harvest Period: Tree was cut in the 1970s or 1980s, offering naturally aged wood fiber
- Intended Application: Ideal for flat-top instruments, particularly harp guitar soundboards and resonant tops
- Acoustic Properties: Superior stiffness-to-weight ratio, enhanced projection and clarity
100% Old Growth Reclaimed Wood Guarantee
Our commitment to sustainability means every Harp Guitar Sitka Spruce soundboard originates from naturally fallen or salvage-recovered trees, never from clear-cutting operations. This environmentally responsible approach preserves vital old-growth forests while providing luthiers access to premium tonewood with centuries of natural seasoning. Choosing our salvaged Sitka Spruce means building with an environmental standard, contributing to both sonic excellence and ecological stewardship for future generations.
Quality and Durability Assurance
At Alaska Specialty Woods, our decades of expertise ensure each Harp Guitar Sitka Spruce top meets rigorous structural and aesthetic standards. Our comprehensive grading system meticulously evaluates not only the visual appearance of the bearclaw figure, but also critical performance factors including grain slope, stiffness, and inherent resonant properties specific to soundboard application.
Professional luthiers worldwide trust our consistent quality and durability for their most exquisite instrument builds, particularly when seeking authentic Sitka Spruce tone and character. Each soundboard is selected for its ability to contribute to the complex acoustic signature required in harp guitar construction, where tonewood selection directly impacts the instrument’s voice and projection.

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