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Tonewood refers to specific wood varieties used for woodwind or acoustic stringed instruments. The word implies that certain species exhibit qualities that enhance acoustic properties of the instruments, but other properties of the wood such as esthetics and availability have always been considered in the selection of wood for musical instruments. According to Mottola's Cyclopedic Dictionary of Lutherie Terms, tonewood is:
Wood that is used to make stringed musical instruments. The term is often used to indicate wood species that are suitable for stringed musical instruments
and, by exclusion, those that are not. But the list of species generally considered to be tonewoods changes constantly and has changed constantly throughout history.[1]
^Mottola, R.M. (1 January 2020). Mottola's Cyclopedic Dictionary of Lutherie Terms. LiutaioMottola.com. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-7341256-0-3.
Tonewood refers to specific wood varieties used for woodwind or acoustic stringed instruments. The word implies that certain species exhibit qualities...
dye from maple bark, which they used to dye cloth. Maple is considered a tonewood, or a wood that carries sound waves well, and is used in numerous musical...
of a piano and the harp. Wood used for this purpose is referred to as tonewood. Spruce, along with cedar, is often used for the soundboard/top of an acoustic...
and is now sought for use in wood carving and furniture. Koa is also a tonewood, often used in the construction of ukuleles, acoustic guitars, and Weissenborn-style...
Looking, Beautiful Sounding Tonewood". GuitarNation.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-23. "Tonewoods | Gaskell Guitars - Custom...
is of the correct size and shape. Eucalypt wood is also being used as a tonewood and a fingerboard material for acoustic guitars, notably by the California-based...
(lapti) and baskets.[citation needed] Birch wood is sometimes used as a tonewood for semiacoustic and acoustic guitar bodies, and occasionally for solid-body...
lumber plant species, including bamboo. See also Mechanical properties of tonewoods for additional properties. Wood properties: Bamboo properties: It is common...
loud beating of the nāqūs also disturbed the Muslims. In addition to the tonewoods, the small bells that have come down to us from ancient Egyptian times...
particularly in the southern states. Catalpa is also occasionally used as a tonewood in guitars. Maroni, Kristi; Sarah Domville (2003-12-04). "Catalpa Tree"...
hurleys, and other uses demanding high strength and resilience. Ash is a tonewood commonly used in the manufacture of electric guitars. It exhibits a pronounced...
blonde (like maple) to brown (like walnut). It is considered an excellent tonewood and is sought after by luthiers and woodworkers. The tree is a host of...
the making of "pear-shaped" violins.[citation needed] List of luthiers Tonewood Experimental luthier Category:Lutherie reference books Paracho de Verduzco...
(similar to alder), and basswood (very neutral). Maple, a very bright tonewood, is also a popular body wood but is very heavy. For this reason, it is...
sound board. The sound board is typically made of tonewoods such as spruce or cedar. Timbers for tonewoods are chosen for both strength and ability to transfer...
very tough and fibrous, used in the past for making ropes. Basswood is a tonewood commonly used in the manufacture of solid-body electric guitars. It is...
manufacturing guitars; Dave Russell; the body of the guitar was made of maple, a tonewood, and the fretboard of rosewood; the sound originates from the type of wood;...
Flying V, Explorer and ES-335 guitars which were constructed solely of tonewood the US government seized but later returned to Gibson after the resolution...
instruments much sooner than do non-thermally modified guitars. See more under Tonewood: Preparation. In Europe thermally modified wood production on a commercial...
from plywood or laminated woods, in some cases with a soundboard of a tonewood such as spruce. More expensive ukuleles are made of solid hardwoods such...
than petrochemically synthesized vanillin. It is esteemed as a source of tonewood by stringed-instrument makers. One form of the tree called Haselfichte [de]...
commonly used over the past few hundred years. See also Wood: Properties and Tonewood: Properties. Historically, woodworkers relied upon the woods native to...
on the Born to Run album cover), as an alternative to alder. Ash is a Tonewood commonly used in the manufacture of electric guitars. It exhibits a pronounced...
is an important wood used in making paper pulp. It is also an excellent tonewood, and is used in many higher-end acoustic guitars and violins, as well as...
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