2009 January

Alder Body with a Quilted Maple Top – Video Sound Clip

Alder is the most common body wood used by Fender and is found in most stratocasters. It’s a standard body wood for solid body guitars and basses, and is one of the most popular because of its light weight, balanced tonal response and good resonance. While Alder is known for great Blues and Rock tones, it is very flexible, making for a very adaptable guitar that can fit most musical styles.

The guitar in this video has an alder body that exudes warm, midrange tones while the quilted maple top not only looks great but adds some bright articulation. The perfect balance! This video gives you a really good example of the type of sound you can expect from an alder body guitar with a maple top.

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Alder Guitar Body Blanks for Sale

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Alder - Alder is popular as a material for electric guitar bodies. It’s a medium weight wood used by many guitar makers. Alder provides a brighter tone than other woods (such as mahogany), and as alder is not a particularly dense wood it provides a resonant, full bodied sound with decent sustain.

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ONE PIECE ALDER GUITAR BODY BLANK

ITEM #ALDER 013 SOLD
20″ x 13 5/8″ x 2″
$65.00 USD

This solid one piece guitar body blank has been jointed one face and both edges and then thickness planed. Compare to Stew Mac $99.00 or LMI $79.00. Currently at 10% moisture content. The blank pictured is the one you’ll receive. Click the pictures for a larger view.

ONE PIECE ALDER GUITAR BODY BLANK

ITEM #ALDER 014 SOLD
20″ x 14″ x 2″
$65.00 USD

TWO PIECE ALDER GUITAR BODY BLANK

ITEM #ALDER 010 SOLD
20″ x 7″ x 1 3/4″ each piece
$45.00 USD

This two piece guitar body blank has been jointed one face and both edges and then thickness planed. Currently at 10% moisture content. The blank pictured is the one you’ll receive. Click the pictures for a larger view.

TWO PIECE ALDER GUITAR BODY BLANK

ITEM #ALDER 005 SOLD
20″ x 7″ x 1 3/4″ each piece
$45.00 USD

TWO PIECE ALDER GUITAR BODY BLANK

ITEM #ALDER 007 SOLD
20″ x 7″ x 1 3/4″ each piece
$45.00 USD

TWO PIECE ALDER GUITAR BODY BLANK

ITEM #ALDER 008 SOLD
20″ x 7″ x 1 3/4″ each piece
$45.00 USD

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Featured Artist – Rich Schmid, Branchin’ Out

Rich is a retired school principal who has always enjoyed working with wood as a hobby. Nine years ago he discovered the creativity that a wood lathe, chisels and a piece of firewood can inspire.

He also enjoys the continued study of vessel design, many different turning techniques, as well as the properties of different woods. He tries to leave a piece of Mother Nature in most of his works. He has advanced his art by incorporating carving, dying, painting, burning and filling voids with rock to make his pieces unique.

Each piece is unique in itself as Mother Nature dictates much of the shape. Besides the many functional pieces such as salad and nut bowls, he creates many decorative pieces for the dining room table, entrance way, mantels etc.