I will be offering up the remainder of my one (1) piece Eastern Maple for deep dish/archtop carved top from my Reserve Wood Library Collection. This came from a special Woodworker Estate Collection from a 2006; Pete’s Legacy Collection. This is the sixth and final listing out of the pile with cathedral grain formation and light fine flame. This is air dried then kiln dried material and well seasoned at 8-10% moisture content. These are rarer due to the 13-7/8” requiring a mature, bull maple tree to get wide material stock. This particular one listed is about 13-7/8” plus wide and should fit a 13” wide LP single-cut or carved top/arched top double cut away design. Ideal for a re-top conversion or restoration- there is a one piece vintage 1959 LP that exist.

If you are looking for that special ingredient for that vintage "beauty of the burst*" project and require a period correct old grown, seasoned material- this might be just the IDEAL “one piece top” for your deep dish carved top re-top or conversion! You are looking at a rarer, one piece wide, dense flame maple from my own Private Reserve Collection with fine "pith flecking" which is a trademark characteristics of eastern red maple with very good growth rings.

Up or bid is for one (1) Cathedral Grain Light Flame figuring, all sapwood, seasoned Eastern Maple (acer rubrum), luthier electric guitar top for one piece carved top/deep dish application. This has good chatoyance with excellent tap tone! PLEASE read the description and review all photo’s- please make sure the given dimensions will work for your design and project specifications prior to bidding! I have photographed the one end with a scale to show relative flatness- just about 1/16” + off being flat. This is approximately .970” thickness

and should net a generous workable thickness of 3/4” (.750”). Please note that on the front that there is a bark flecking inclusion remnant that is way outside of the LP single-cut pattern that is 18.50” long and 13” plus wide.

Dimensions (approximate shown in inches and measured at the lowest point):

23-7/8” long

13-7/8” wide

.970” thick

Old grown/kiln dried/seasoned (currently 8-10 percent moisture content). Flat sawn/slab sawn cut. Sapwood two face/2 side edge- cream to yellow color tone is from oxidation and surface patina from aging over time. Rough surfaced two face/2 side edge rough milled cut. This raw blank will require additional drying time per your acceptable build specifications and will also need need proper acclimation to your shop prior to fabrication. Clear shellac/denatured alcohol mixed applied to the surface to help show color, grain and figure (if any). Photographed with exterior natural lighting conditions. Ends sealed with Anchor seal. Physical weight is approximately 7.14 pounds.

*****COMMENTS:

There is a planer/hit/skip/miss at the outside corners of the one face- thickness at this area is approximately .970” thickness (+/-).

The one face has a slight short tear approximately 1” long and about 1/8” deep into the material. You could move the pattern down to clear it OR you can surface it to remove it altogether.

This is not completely dead flat as photographed and shown with a scale- it is .970” thickness as is. Will require drum sanding so both wide face is flat and should yield a workable thickness of 3/4” +/-. FYI- a standard deep dish/carved top on say a single cut LP is .625” (or 5/8”).

*NOTE: To all international bidders- be aware that shipping this product to your country is subject to necessary duties and taxes that you will be responsible for. Please keep that in mind when bidding.

******Will ship to Paypal confirmed address only with INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION REQUIRED******

Best of luck!