Tonewood Spotlight: Maple, the Overlooked Alternative

Tonewood Spotlight: Maple, the Overlooked Alternative

Sometimes life hands us a binary choice; I recall how my heart would sink when the middle school lunch-lady would issue her daily demand, “peas or fruit?” (I suppose a tossed salad would be out of the question, then?). Acoustic guitar buyers have, for...
Archtop Tonewoods: Maple vs. Mahogany

Archtop Tonewoods: Maple vs. Mahogany

One question that is very common and quite relevant to most archtop players is the difference between maple and mahogany when used on the back and sides of an archtop. In order to understand this issue a little better, it is important to consider a few things about...