Sitka - Traditional Tonewood Size:Dreadnought its striking appearance makes it

its striking appearance makes it a favorite for acoustic and electric guitar builders

locking in the radial stiffness

The archtop guitar is unique in how it's built

both for its strength-to-weight ratio and ability to resonate

AAAA – our best soundboard visually

Sitka - Traditional Tonewood Size:Dreadnought its striking appearance makes itAt Pacific Rim Tonewoods, we personally select all of our spruce logs. We split those logs into guitar top blocks, focusing on maximizing quality while minimizing any twist that a log might have. The sawyer then cuts the blocks into quartered boards, locking in the radial stiffness. From here the boards are air dried, then finished over a period of 3 4 weeks in our dehumidification kiln, to a final moisture content of 8. 5%. The boards are then resawn