Mandolin Wood

Sitka, Engelmann, Eastern Spruce, Flamed Maple, Quilted Maple
 

Sitka Spruce

Harvested in British Columbia, Sitka Spruce. Standard on most production guitars now, and for good reason.  This top wood offers a punchy direct sound although it tends to have low overtone content. Many bluegrass players prefer Sitka Spruce for this reason. The color of Sitka ranges from white to creamy to very light brown. It should be noted that some regions of Western Canada produce a very white Sitka Spruce in which discoloring is rare. We target this whiter Sitka Spruce in response to customers desiring a brighter, purer white soundboard similar to Engelmann Spruce and European Spruce. Mandolin top grading

Part & Dimensions

Item #

 Sitka Spruce

Length x Width x Thickness, Metric Converter

 Grade Price
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ SSAMM Master $50
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ SSAM3A 3A $45
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ SSAM2A 2A $30
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ SSAM1A 1A $20
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" SSFMM Master $25
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" SSFM3A 3A $20
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" SSFM2A 2A $12
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" SSFM1A 1A $8
Tone Bars, 12" x 3/4" x 3/4"+, enough for 2 SSTB Master $5
Bracewood, 20" x 2" x 1" (price / board foot) SSBR Master $10
Unkerfed Kerfing Strips, 16" x 1/2” x 1/2”, 4 pc. SSMKS Master $15
End & Corner Block, 3" x 3" x 2" SSECB Master $10
 
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Engelmann Spruce

The primary choice for finger picking guitars.  Engelmann is also becoming very popular with Guitar Builders. With is High overtone content and strong fundamental tone Engelmann Spruce delivers a warm mellow tone that is well suited for light-medium strumming and finger picking. Mandolin top grading

Part & Dimensions

Item #

 Engelmann Spruce

Length x Width x Thickness, Metric Converter

 Grade Price
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ ESAMM Master $50
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ ESAM3A 3A $45
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ ESAM2A 2A $30
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ ESAM1A 1A $20
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" ESFMM Master $25
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" ESFM3A 3A $20
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" ESFM2A 2A $12
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" ESFM1A 1A $8
Tone Bars, 12" x 3/4" x 3/4"+, enough for 2 ESTB Master $5
Bracewood, 20" x 2" x 1" (price / board foot) ESBR Master $10
Unkerfed Kerfing Strips, 16" x 1/2” x 1/2”, 4 pc. ESMKS Master $15
End & Corner Block, 3" x 3" x 2" ESECB Master $10
 
 
 

Red Spruce (aka Adirondack Spruce)

Our Red Spruce tops are sawn from hand split billets, naturally seasoned to a moisture content of 6% and are ready to use. Our tops are extremely stiff and have excellent tap tone. Red Spruce grows in eastern Canada and the eastern United States. The strongest and stiffest of all the spruce species.
Red Spruce has a very high velocity of sound, and has the highest stiffness across and along the grain of all the top woods. Like Sitka, it has strong fundamentals, but it also exhibits a more complex overtone content. Tops made out of Red spruce have the highest volume ceiling of any species, yet they also have a rich fullness of tone that retains clarity at all dynamic levels.

Part & Dimensions

Item #

 Red Spruce

Length x Width x Thickness, Metric Converter

 Grade Price
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ LSAMM Master $70
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ LSAM3A 3A $60
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ LSAM2A 2A $40
Arch Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ LSAM1A 1A $25
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" LSFMM Master $40
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" LSFM3A 3A $30
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" LSFM2A 2A $20
Flat Top, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" LSFM1A 1A $12
Tone Bars, 12" x 3/4" x 3/4"+, enough for 2 LSTB Master $7
Bracewood, 20" x 2" x 1" (price / board foot) LSBR Master $15
 
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Flamed Maple (Aged for 8 years) Maple grading

Part & Dimensions

Item #

 Flamed Maple

Length x Width x Thickness, Metric Converter

 Grade Price
Arch Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ FMAMBSM Master $70
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 28" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Arch Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ FMAMBS3A 3A $60
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 28" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Arch Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ FMAMBS2A 2A $40
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 28" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Arch Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ FMAMBS1A 1A $30
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 28" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Flat Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" FMFMBSM Master $40
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 24" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Flat Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" FMFMBS3A 3A $30
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 24" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Flat Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" FMFMBS2A 2A $20
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 24" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Flat Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" FMFMBS1A 1A $15
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 24" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Mandolin Neck 18" x 3.25" x 2" FMMNM2 Master $50
Mandolin Neck 18" x 3.25" x 2" FMMN3A2 3A $40
Mandolin Neck 18" x 3.25" x 2" FMMN2A2 2A $30
Mandolin Neck 18" x 3.25" x 2" FMMN1A2 1A $20
Large Neck 22" x 4" x 2" FMMNM1 Master $60
Large Neck 22" x 4" x 2" FMMN3A1 3A $45
Large Neck 22" x 4" x 2" FMMN2A1 2A $35
Large Neck 22" x 4" x 2" FMMN1A1 1A $25
Fingerboard Blank, 18" x 2.5" x 1/4" FMMFBM Master $12
Fingerboard Blank, 18" x 2.5" x 1/4" FMMFB3A 3A $10
Fingerboard Blank, 18" x 2.5" x 1/4" FMMFB2A 2A $7
Fingerboard Blank, 18" x 2.5" x 1/4" FMMFB1A 1A $5
Peghead Blank, 8" x 4.5" x 1" FMHPBM Master $15
Peghead Blank, 8" x 4.5" x 1" FMHPB3A 3A $12
Peghead Blank, 8" x 4.5" x 1" FMHPB2A 2A $8
Peghead Blank, 8" x 4.5" x 1" FMHPB1A 1A $4
Peghead Overlay Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" FMHPVM Master $8
Peghead Overlay Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" FMHPV3A 3A $6
Peghead Overlay Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" FMHPV2A 2A $4
Peghead Overlay Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" FMHPV1A 1A $2
Flamed Maple Bindings Strips, 28" x 1/2" x 3/8", 2 pc. FMPSM Master $14
Flamed Maple Bindings Strips, 28" x 1/2" x 3/8", 2 pc. FMPS3A 3A $12
Flamed Maple Bindings Strips, 28" x 1/2" x 3/8", 2 pc. FMPS2A 2A $10
Flamed Maple Bindings Strips, 28" x 1/2" x 3/8", 2 pc. FMPS1A 1A $8
 
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Quilted Maple more pics Maple grading

Part & Dimensions

Item #

 Quilted Maple

Length x Width x Thickness, Metric Converter

 Grade Price
Arch Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ QMAMBSM Master $120
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 28" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Arch Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ QMAMBS3A 3A $100
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 28" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Arch Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 1"+ QMAMBS2A 2A $80
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 28" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Flat Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" QMFMBSM Master $70
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 24" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Flat Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" QMFMBS3A 3A $60
Sides, 2 pc. each half: 24" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Flat Back, 2 pc. each half: 16" x 6" x 3/16" QMFMBS2A 2A $40
Flat Sides, 2 pc. each half: 24" x 2.5" x 1/8"
Large Neck 22" x 4" x 2" QMMNM1 Master $90
Large Neck 22" x 4" x 2" QMMN3A1 3A $80
Large Neck 22" x 4" x 2" QMMN2A1 2A $50
Mandolin Neck 18" x 3.25" x 2" QMMNM2 Master $70
Mandolin Neck 18" x 3.25" x 2" QMMN3A2 3A $60
Mandolin Neck 18" x 3.25" x 2" QMMN2A2 2A $40
Fingerboard Blank, 18" x 2.5" x 1/4" QMMFBM Master $20
Fingerboard Blank, 18" x 2.5" x 1/4" QMMFB3A 3A $15
Fingerboard Blank, 18" x 2.5" x 1/4" QMMFB2A 2A $10
Peghead Blank, 8" x 4.5" x 1" QMHPBM Master $20
Peghead Blank, 8" x 4.5" x 1" QMHPB3A 3A $15
Peghead Blank, 8" x 4.5" x 1" QMHPB2A 2A $10
Peghead Overlay Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" QMHPVM Master $10
Peghead Overlay Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" QMHPV3A 3A $8
Peghead Overlay Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" QMHPV2A 2A $6
 
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Ebony & East Indian Rosewood

Ebony

EI Rosewood

Part & Dimensions

Item #

 EI Rosewood & Ebony

Length x Width x Thickness, Metric Converter

 Grade Price
Rosewood Fingerboard Blank, 21" x 2.5" x 1/4" IRFBCM Master $15
Rosewood Bridge Blank, 9" x 1-3/8" x 9/16" IRBBM Master $10
Rosewood Peghead Veneer, 8" x 4.25" x 3/16" IRHVPM Master $10
Rosewood Rosette Squares, 5" x 5" x 3/16" IRRSM Master $10
Rosewood Bindings Strips, 28" x 1/4" x 3/16", 2 pc. IRPSMM Master $18
Ebony Fingerboard Blank, 21" x 3" x 3/8" EFBM Master $21
Ebony Bridge Blank: 8" x 2" x 9/16" EBBM Master $12
 
 
 

Basswood

Part & Dimensions

Item #

 Basswood

Length x Width x Thickness, Metric Converter

 Grade Price
End & Corner Block, 3" x 3" x 2" BAECB Clear $10
Unshaped Kerfing Strips, 16" x 1/2” x 1/2”, 4 pc. BAMKS Clear $12
 
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Mandolin Tonewood Kits

If you are a Beginner Builder and you do not know exactly what you will need, please feel free to email us and we will help you select the items you will need to build the musical instrument you desire.

Tonewood Parts: Top, Tone Bars, Bracewood, Back & Sides, Neck, Bindings,  Peghead Blank & Veneer, Fingerboard, Bridge Blank, Purfling, End Blocks, Unshaped kerfing strips in the following species options:

  • Spruce,
  • WR Cedar,
  • Rosewood,
  • Ebony,
  • Flamed Maple,
  • Quilted Maple,
  • Narra,
  • PNG Walnut
  • Cypress
  • Basswood

Below Tonewood Kits pricing are for: Spruce Top, Bracewood, Tone Bar, Flamed Maple Neck, Back & Sides, EI Rosewood Fingerboard, Bridge Blank and Peghead Veneer.

Kits with different wood species combinations may vary in price.

Part & Description

Item #

 Kits
Grade Price
Master Grade Archtop Mandolin Kits KAMBSM Master $230
3A Grade Archtop Mandolin Kits KAMBS3A 3A $200
2A Grade Archtop Mandolin Kits KAMBS2A 2A $160
1A Grade Archtop Mandolin Kits KAMBS1A 1A $130
Master Grade Flat top Mandolin Kits KFMBSM Master $180
3A Grade Flat top Mandolin Kits KFMBS3A 3A $160
2A Grade Flat top Mandolin Kits KFMBS2A 2A $120
1A Grade Flat top Mandolin Kits KFMBS1A 1A $100
 
 
 

Mandolin Making Books, DVDs & Plans

Please note: One of the cheapest places to buy Lutherie books, instructional material and non-wood parts, some tools, and accessories for building instruments is Amazon. And on many occasions Amazon offers FREE shipping.  I have put together a list of links for all the lutherie related books below for mandolin.

The Luthier's Handbook: A guide to understanding the science and acoustics of stringed instrument structure, to help you make an instrument sound its best.

Trade Secrets Book Dan Erlewine has been sharing "trade-secrets" since 1990, we've put them all into two books for you.

Siminoff's Luthier Glossary NEW! An extensive dictionary of luthier terminology, plus useful reference specifications.

Art of Tap Tuning
Build great sound into your stringed instruments; Siminoff's book and DVD show you how.
Art of the Inlay - Design & Technique for Fine Woodworking - Second Edition.
Historical Lute Construction The late Robert Lundberg's masterpiece, the definitive work on the lute, celebrates the instrument's history in over 100 photos.
Complete Illustrated Guide to Wood Finishing This impressive book on techniques for coloring and finishing wood was written by finishing expert Jeff Jewitt.
Pearl Inlay Book
Instructions for grinding, sawing, routing and gluing abalone and mother-of-pearl, and much more.
Lutherie Making Hand and Power Tools (Hardcover)
 by Tim Olsen (Author)
 
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