Sawchyn Collection Sitka Guitar Tops

Roughly 500 tops are from Retired Luthier Peter Sawchyn. He bought them dry in 8/2009--the wood has been aged over 16 years. The sap in fibres of aged wood has crystalyzed, which makes the soundboard more resonant. The vertical cut of these tops is 90 degrees with little variation. The annular rings per inch vary from 35 to 19 on the best, AAAA. 
 If you want a top joined ($15.00) and/or thicknessed($25.00), please select the appropriate options in the product page.

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8091

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24 3/4" x 9" x .170"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8092

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24" x 9" x .160"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8093

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24" x 9" x .165"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8094

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
23 3/4" x 9" x .195"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8095

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24" x 9" x .195"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8096

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24" x 9" x .200"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8097

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
23 1/2" x 9" x .175"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8099

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24" x 9" x .195"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC8090

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24" x 9" x .185"

Sitka Spruce AAA top SC80901

Excellent top with red tones and brilliant medullar rays.
24" x 9" x .130"

SC510 Sitka Spruce

19 to 35 Ar/inch clear

SC508 Sitka Spruce

19 to 35 AR/inch  clear

SC507 Sitka Spruce

19 to 35 AR/inch  Slight Bear claw

Sc506 Sitka Spruce

Clear  18 to 28 AR/inch

SC504 Sika Spruce

Straight grain  small shade spot near centre

SC503 Sitka Spruce

straight clear 19 to 35 AR/Inch

SC501 Sitka Spruce

 Straight tight , clear  19 to 35 Annular rings /inch

SC710 Sitka Spruce

AAA+Straight tight grain . Small shde spotthat could go under the fingerboard, IF you find it offensive !

SC709 Sitka Spruce

AAAA Clear Tight straight grain

SC706 Sitka Spruce

There is a small Sap pocket that will fall into the upper bout treble side , Though a cutaway may eliminate it  if it doesn't sand out with thicknessing

SC705 Sitka Spruce

Tight grain Straight AAA

SC704 Sitka Spruce

Very good , clear straight grain. AAAA

SC703 Sitka Spruce

One half  has a runout fracture along the tight grain . It still leave 8.5" of Good wood. Possibly could put a soundhole over it on a smaller guitar,totally eliminating it.