Sustainable Wood For Violins (Back + Ribs)

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Sustainable Woods From the Coquille Indian Tribe For Violins (Back + Ribs)

This package includes high-quality wood for the back and ribs.

Maple From the Coquille Nation. Each piece of wood is carefully dried Big Leaf Maple, Acer macrophyllum, grown and harvested on the Coquille Nation Reservation near Portland, Oregon. The wood is highly figured, with strong tonality and rich tonal response. The figure is dramatic. All wood harvested from the Reservation is certified Sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and is dried and cut by an FSC-certified Sawyer. The drying technique utilizes a low-heat vacuum, perfect for fine instrument making. Proceeds from the sale of the wood go to support civil services of the Reservation (schools, hospital roads etc.) and gene cloning is used to replace each felled tree.

The myrtle wood has a mossy green gold hue with large figured flame like a watercolor painting. The species Umbellulria californica is also known as California Bay Laurel. It is an evergreen hardwood tree native to California and the southern Oregon coast. It is the only species in the genus Umbellularia! The tree’s Tonewood property has been popular with guitar makers, but less well known in the violin world.

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Sustainable Woods From the Coquille Indian Tribe For Violins (Back + Ribs)

This package includes high-quality wood for the back and ribs.

Maple From the Coquille Nation. Each piece of wood is carefully dried Big Leaf Maple, Acer macrophyllum, grown and harvested on the Coquille Nation Reservation near Portland, Oregon. The wood is highly figured, with strong tonality and rich tonal response. The figure is dramatic. All wood harvested from the Reservation is certified Sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and is dried and cut by an FSC-certified Sawyer. The drying technique utilizes a low-heat vacuum, perfect for fine instrument making. Proceeds from the sale of the wood go to support civil services of the Reservation (schools, hospital roads etc.) and gene cloning is used to replace each felled tree.

The myrtle wood has a mossy green gold hue with large figured flame like a watercolor painting. The species Umbellulria californica is also known as California Bay Laurel. It is an evergreen hardwood tree native to California and the southern Oregon coast. It is the only species in the genus Umbellularia! The tree’s Tonewood property has been popular with guitar makers, but less well known in the violin world.

Dimensions (in mm):

430 x 130 x 50/15

GRADE DETAILS

Maple:

  • Grade AAA: Finest, selected wood with enhanced figure and flame.  Superior Density for maximum tone. Suitable for Master level instruments

  • Grade AA: Excellent Tonewood with moderate flame. Tonally perfect for the master level, simpler presentation than the AAA.  Suitable for the widest range of instruments.

  • Grade A:  Standard Tonewood with superior density and tonal properties, but lighter flame.

 

Spruce:

  • Grade AAA: Superior Spruce from Swiss Mountains.  Tight, even grained with narrow summer/winter grainlines.

  • Grade AA: Excellent Swiss Tonewood with moderate grain.

  • Grade A:  Good Swiss Tonewood, variegated grain, widening towards the outer flanks.