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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Species of wood used in acoustic guitar parts (Martin/Yamaha)

From: Effect of wood attributes on the price persistence of acoustic guitars

Part

Wood species

Fingerboard

Ebony, Rosewood, Palisander, Bubinga, Ovangkol, Richlite, Morado, Select hardwood,

Katalox, Black Micarta

Neck

Mahogany, Select hardwood, Nato, Maple, Rosewood, Strata bond, Spanish cedar

Top

Sitka Spruce, Spruce, Yezo-Spruce, Cedar, Palisander, Mahogany, Sapele, Bamboo, HPL (High Pressure Laminate)

Side back

Mahogany, Rosewood, Sapele, Nato, Toog, Palisander, Meranti, Calantas, Walnut, Maple, Agathis, Ovangkol, Sycamore, Jacaranda, Koa, Siris, HPL, Resin, Bamboo