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Looking some for real high figure quilted and curly maple tops. Anyone could point me somewhere I could get some?


Thanks,

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
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Peter, check with Jason at CV Tonewoods up in my neck of the woods sponsor link at the top of the page... If not, you could check with Bow river Tonewoods also up in my neck of the woods

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I see a lot of maple drop tops on eBay.

Peter, I've had good experiences with this vendor:

http://www.veddermountainhardwoods.com

cheers, Christian

Hey Bro,

Another good one is one of our sponsors Oregon Wild Wood

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Bill Hodge


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Several of our sponsors carry maple drop tops at good prices. When the time comes for me, they're who I'll turn to.

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Yes, Oregon Wild Woods has an amazing pile of stuff. Look to the top of the page.

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Not like you do. A furniture maker told me about a yard in San Fransisco that supposedly has some really nice stuff, but other than that, it's slim picking. Pacific Native is in Winton if we want walnut, though.

Hey Peter,
I used to buy very nice figured woods from a guy named Dale Miller.
Rare woods was his co. name.
He took it over from an old timer,
and it was a part time thing for him.
15 years ago he had SLABS 3"x24"x96" of quilted maple and stuff.
He might not be around anymore.
In Bell, or Maywood or something.
Let me know if he's still doing it.
Rare Woods
3180 Bandini
261-5773
Don't know th area code.
Great guy.

Thanks guys,
I'll check out those vendors and see if I can find something special. Just gotta build "that" special electric, ya know!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

I just went to take a look at Oregon wild woods.
I think you could find something there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What does Drop top refer too? The meaning escapes me.

It is a top you laminate on a solid body guitar that is usually less than half the thickness of the body, and usually with a unique figure that you would not want the whole body made of for economical or weight reasons.

Thanks Ed.

The term "drop top" specifically refers to (in the technical sense) a laminate top that is bent or "dropped" over a carved radius such as a Strat carved arm rest. Several methods are used to bend the top over the body wood. Usually drop tops are only .125" or less thick to facilitate the bending. Flat top woods are generally referred to simply as "laminate" top.