I'm looking for long top woods please help :)

[gilsolomon]

Hi guys,

I'm currently working on a big guitar body made of swamp ash.

It's 15*28" in size and I'm searching for a top made of a dark wood (Walnut\ Indian rosewood\ wenge).

Does somebody know where I might be able to get a top wood (for a drop top) which is 28 inches long?

If possible - as cheap as possible

Thanks !

[demonx]

Have you asked around your local timber supplies?

You should be able to order Walnut or Wenge through local stores, Rosewood probably not so easily.

[gilsolomon]

I'm located in Israel,

We don't have any kind of the woods I mentioned.

And in any case the wood here is never kiln dried which makes it very moist. I tried using local Korina wood once - due to the moisture in the body and the heat the finished body after a week or so had bubbles coming out of the finish :\

Sooooo I usually use imported woods

[ScottR]

This place has a large variety of sizes.

http://www.nwtimber.com/photgall.asp

SR

[gilsolomon]

Thanks !!!!

[Prostheta]

Hi Gil! You might do well to contact Gil Yaron who is also in Israel.

http://gilyaronguitars.com/

[SwedishLuthier]

Or Dan in Tel Aviv (YetzerHarah here on the forum) to hear were he gets his wood from.

[Prostheta]

Of course.

[gilsolomon]

Thanks !