freya - 5-8-2004 at 03:43 PM
I'm making a new soundboard for an oud recently purchased off of ebay. I've found a source of soundboards and bracing at:
http://www.forloversofwood.com
(yes, they're for guitars but will work when joined and planed). My question: Can folks recommend any other other sources for tonewood
that's more or less ready-to-go (i.e. just needing joining, light planing, shaping, and bracing?
Thanks,
Freya
International Luthiers Supply
Elie Riachi - 5-8-2004 at 04:57 PM
Here is a supplier that Dr. Oud recommended http://www.internationalluthiers.com/guitarwood.php
Jameel - 5-9-2004 at 08:56 AM
http://www.lmii.com
Dr. Oud - 5-10-2004 at 09:35 AM
Robert Lundberg's daughters are selling some of his selected tonewood.
lundbergtonewood@yahoo.com
It's going fast and the supply is limited.
Here's the big list:
http://www.coneguitar.com/tonewood.html
I've had good service and consistent quality from LMI.
Most tone wood is supplied in the roughsawn state in thicknesses for guitars. This is fine for ouds you will just need to thin it down appropriately.
The lower grades may have knots or voids that should not be inside the area for a guitar, but may be within the face area of an oud. For all the work
involved and resulting tone , trying to save money with low grade tone wood doesn't make any sense to me.