Our search for the world's finest tonewoods is a chance to explore a universe of tonal possibilities. Responsible procurement, careful preparation, and skilled craftsmanship are required ingredients in the guitar building process. Like guitars themselves, wood is our passion.
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Bob Taylor and a team from Pacific Rim Tonewoods brave the Alaskan wilderness in search of a fallen spruce tree. Witness how wood is flagged for tops and bracing, right on the forest floor.
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Back at the Taylor Factory, Bob Taylor discusses spruce and the process of cutting it for guitar tops.
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Find out what gives maple that unmistakable grain pattern guitar players crave.
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Few woods capture attention like Hawaiian koa, with its dramatic figure, coloration, and essence of the Islands.
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The fascinating story of grafted walnut stems from modern science, conservation, and luthiery, yielding a guitar with looks and tone unlike any other.
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