Heritage Collection - Dreadnought Master Grade (282-IB)

$169.00
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Engelmann Spruce, most well known for its excellent tone quality, is an amazingly strong, light and flexible wood and has exceptional stiffness-to-weight ratio. It also has beautiful uniform colour, usually a cream to almost white.

Master grade is a traditionally beautiful top without any defects, narrow even grain across the top and cross grain is very stiff. Sold as a book matched set. Request a specific log number or characteristic.

282-IB was cut in 2013 at an estimated 10 years standing dead and has been stored indoors since. This well aged top is ready to be worked.

Approximate measurements:

225mm wide

5mm thick

563mm long

Sold as a book-matched set.

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Engelmann Spruce, most well known for its excellent tone quality, is an amazingly strong, light and flexible wood and has exceptional stiffness-to-weight ratio. It also has beautiful uniform colour, usually a cream to almost white.

Master grade is a traditionally beautiful top without any defects, narrow even grain across the top and cross grain is very stiff. Sold as a book matched set. Request a specific log number or characteristic.

282-IB was cut in 2013 at an estimated 10 years standing dead and has been stored indoors since. This well aged top is ready to be worked.

Approximate measurements:

225mm wide

5mm thick

563mm long

Sold as a book-matched set.

Instrument Billet Size Chart
*Width sizes listed are for each half of a bookmatched set. For one-piece tops, double the width and spine measurement then becomes thickness at centre.
InstrumentLengthWidthSpineLengthWidthSpine
Violin406 mm114 mm25 mm16"4.5"1"
Viola482 mm139 mm31 mm19"5.5"1.25"
Cello812 mm228 mm38 mm32"9"1.5"
Double Bass 4/41220 mm355 mm64 mm48"14"2.5"
Double Bass 3/41220 mm342 mm64 mm48"13.5"2.5"
Double Bass 5/81168 mm304 mm50 mm46"12"2"
Archtop Guitar558 mm228 mm31 mm22"9"1.25"
Dreadnought Guitar558 mm228 mm5 mm22"9"0.2"
OM/000 Guitar482 mm203 mm5 mm19"8"0.2"
Parlor/0 Guitar482 mm177 mm4 mm19"7"0.2"
Baritone Ukulele355 mm127 mm4 mm14"5"0.2"
Tenor Ukulele304 mm114 mm4 mm12"4.5"0.2"
Concert Ukulele279 mm101 mm4 mm11"4"0.2"
Arched Mandolin406 mm203 mm25 mm16"8"1"
Flat Mandolin355 mm127 mm4 mm14"5"0.2"