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AA Western Red Cedar Natural Dry 30 Years Classical Guitar Tops
AA Western Red Cedar Natural Dry 30 Years Classical Guitar Tops
This wood has been naturally dried for over 30 years, a process that significantly enhances its dimensional and structural stability and its acoustic properties. The slow and even moisture loss minimizes the risk of warping and ensures a richer, clearer, and more balanced sound response. Its structure becomes lighter and more resonant, promoting a brilliant, warm tone with greater projection. Over time, the wood also develops a unique beauty and maturity, highly appreciated by luthiers and demanding musicians.
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) is highly valued for producing a warm, rich sound full of nuances. This wood features a white-grayish color in the sapwood and a heartwood that, when freshly cut, shows shades of saffron yellow or dark chocolate brown. Once exposed to air, it turns into a more uniform reddish-brown, and over time outdoors, it develops a beautiful and highly appreciated silvery gray tone. Its grain is fine and the fiber is straight, enhancing both its aesthetic appeal and acoustic performance. Lightweight and easy to work with, it promotes excellent vibration of the top, offering outstanding sound projection and a delicate, expressive character.
How Do We Classify These Western Red Cedar Tops?
In AA quality, these Western Red Cedar tops for classical guitars may show slight variations in the spacing of growth rings but without abrupt changes, becoming slightly wider at the edges. They feature a uniform color and radial cut. They are generally free of defects or, if any appear, they do not affect the structure or acoustic performance. Highly valued for the construction of high-end classical guitars.
Technical Specifications
- Size: (550x200x4 mm) x2
- Botanical Name: Thuja plicata
- Origin: Canada
- Density: 330-390 kg/m³
- Instrument
- Classic / Flamenco Guitar
- Wood
- Western Red Cedar
- Quality
- AA
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