Wyn Guitars

Alder

subtle even grain, light to medium weight, full warm tone

African Mahogany

ribbon striping to even grain, warm full tone, light to medium weight

Sapele

light to medium weight mahogany, warm full tone, great sustain, varies from swirling grain patterns to very even and smooth

Spanish Cedar

Smooth mahogany like, pinkish red in color, lighter weight

Bubinga

a dense strong wood with purplish to brownish tones, bright mid range, well defined solid bottom

Cocobolo Heartwood

highly figured, balanced clear sound, very attractive properties, considered the closest wood to Brazillian rosewood. dense, heavier in weight, finishes beautifully

Cocobolo Heartwood and Sapwood combination

ivory colored sapwood is slightly softer than red brown heartwood but still very hard – balanced clear sound

Koa

AAA and AAAAA grade. Multi colored and beautiful with a rippled flame figure. Warm full fundamental, with more upper mids than highs.

Lacewood

interesting dual density wood, reddish brown "framework" is very hard and bright while the lighter colored lace spots are softer giving a full warm sound from this medium to light weight wood.

Maples

hard varieties have bright highs, strong upper mids, and tightly focused lows.

Bird’s Eye

rare and attractive wood covered with tiny starter knots that look like tiny eyes

Burl

usually from base of tree, beautiful densely packed roots, multicolored multidirectional grain patterns

Flamed

– AAA and AAAAA grade – strong ripple, curl or striping patterns of light and dark

Quilted maple

– undulating grain patterns, three dimensional cloud pattern look

Spalted

when a tree is just starting to turn from fungus, minerals in the tree are pushed to grain borders producing interesting black outlines with graphic color variations in the wood. Must be harvested at just the right time or wood can become punk, best with hard shell, clear coat finish

Padouk

bright orange red wood, oxidizes to a warm red brown. Bright even sound

Redwood

figured, burl, and straight even grained, tonally warm, rich and mellow

Clairo Walnut

AAA and AAAAA grade, intense and beautiful grain patterns, darker sound

Bubinga

Strong and stiff wood. Bright midrange and a thick focused bottom

Eastern Hard Maple

Accentuates high and high midrange tones, traditional neck material, hard and strong

Padouk

Red orange to orange brown. Very stable with similar tone properties to hard maple

Figured Maple

Light in color, very hard, bright in tone.

Bird’s Eye Maple

Beautiful light to medium tan in color, very hard, bright in tone.

Bubinga

Purple to brown, smooth grain patterns, bright mids, thick focused bottom.

Cocobolo

Red orange and purple to browns and blacks. Very hard, dense and smooth, clear in tone. Considered to be the wood that’s most similar to Brazillian rosewood.

Cocobolo Heartwood and Sapwood combination

Red brown and purple to ivory and cream. Often stunning organic graphic figure, clear in tone.

Indian Rosewood

Orange browns to shades of purple. Warm and distinct in tone.

Macassar Ebony

Extremely hard dense wood, varies from black to black with lighter brown and grey striping, bright clear percussive tone.

Padouk

Red orange to red brown, bright tone properties similar to hard maple.

Pau Ferro

Nice even grained wood. Tone properties are half way between Rosewood and Ebony, with more attack than Rosewood and warmer than Ebony.