AUSTRIAN RED SPRUCE WOOD
Alpine Red Spruce is the superior tonewood for stringed instrument tops and sound boards. Slow grown and fine textured, this Spruce has the strongest structure of any Spruce. These are also the characteristics of superior braces.
Characteristics of Austrian Red Spruce
| Origin of Wood Type | Austria |
| Botanical Name | Picea excelsa |
| Specific Gravity | 0.42 |
| Avg. Weight Per BF | 2.00 lb/bf |
| Color Range | White |
| Rarity / Availability | Not readily available & musical instrument grade is very rare! |
| Typical Avg. Width | 2″ to 10″ (Quartersawn) |
| Typical Avg. Length | 2′ to 12′, sometimes longer available |
| Avg. Waste Factor | 0.3 |
| Wood Uses | Guitar Building / Instrument Making, Wood Turning, Boat Building, Outdoor Construction, Timber Framing and more |
| Lumber Grades | Quartersawn |
| Other Trade Names | European Spruce, Austrian Red Spruce |
European Spruce Lumber Detailed Pricing:
| Thickness | Grade | Figure Type | Grain Orientation | Width Range | Length Range | Price Per BF |
| 5/4 | Unselected | None | Mix | 4.00″ to 16.00″ | 96.00″ to 192.00″ | $10.00 |
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