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I'm gearing up to build a large acoustic baritone guitar, and I'd like it to have a wide lower bout (17"-18"). I'd also like to use torrefied Sitka Spruce, but I'm having trouble finding sets that are larger than 8 1/2" wide. I'd like to have at least an extra half inch on each board, so I'm looking for cuts of torrefied spruce that are a minimum of 9" wide, ideally 9.5"+. Does anybody know where I could find a top set of this size?
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Alaska Specialty woods.....
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Brent at Alaska Specialty advertises some torrified tops at 8.5” minimum. If you called or emailed him, he might consent to picking out some for you above the minimum. That said, taking the cutoffs from the upper bout and carefully matching the grain and runout and moving them down to the wings on the lower bout would make the joints there undetectable. I’ve done where I knew it was a 4 piece top but wondered later if it was.


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Welcome to the OLF Alex. Sounds like a great project you have.
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