If you're crafting instruments, the materials you use make all the difference. Let us help you select the right piece for your work of art. At Superior Hardwoods of Montana, we carry an extensive selection of domestic and exotic wood for instrument making. You can count on us for the high-quality lumber you need to produce a precision product that looks, sounds and performs how you want it to.
Your Home for Quality Lumber
We have over 40 years of experience supplying individual and commercial makers with wood for instruments. The lumber we source comes from suppliers we trust, and we check all our incoming inventory to ensure it meets our expectations.
All of our lumber for instrument makers is kiln-dried. You'll find blanks ready in the appropriate dimensions for building wooden instruments of all sizes.
The Best Selection of Wood for Making Instruments
Our lumber yard's inventory includes over four dozen different softwood and hardwood species to select from, including types common to the local area and others from around the globe. Let us know which you're looking for and we'll help you find it. You can also ask our experienced staff for help with suggestions on where to begin. We know all about the different products we carry, including which species of wood will deliver the best results for your application.
Some of our more popular varieties of wood for making instruments include the following:
Our full selection of wood for making instruments includes too many to list here. Please feel free to stop by our showroom to view our complete inventory of lumber for instrument makers.
Typical Instruments Crafted Using Wood
Our lumber is perfectly suited for crafting whole instruments made from wood, wooden instrument parts, and the decorative wooden accents that set your work apart — but selecting the right one for your application is a scientific process. The mechanical properties of different wood species vary due to hardness and density, producing different looks and making different sounds. Wood instruments will have a unique sound you cannot replicate using other materials.
Multiple instruments are made using wood, whether as a whole, as a base material or for smaller parts and accessories. These typically include:
Woodwinds: We carry wood for making clarinets, oboes, bassoons and other instruments in the woodwind family.
Guitars: We have domestic and exotic lumber for making guitars, including acoustic and electric types.
Percussion: We also have species ideal for making xylophones, marimbas, claves and other percussive instruments.
Strings: Our inventory includes hardwoods and softwoods for making violins, cellos, violas and string instruments.
Pianos: We can also help you source all the different wood species necessary to build magnificent wooden pianos.
Contact Us About Our Selection
If you're unsure about which type of wood is going to perform the way you need it to, Let Us Guide You Through The Woods®. Contact us today to get more information about our wood for instrument makers and to ask questions about pricing. You can also stop by to pick specific wood pieces in person.
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YELLOWSTONE TRADITIONS
"As a General Contractor specializing in custom historic and rustic construction, we have a tremendous need for specialty materials for our projects. We also build our own doors, cabinets and furnishings that require high graded, specific dimensioned materials and at times, exotic materials that can be hard to find. We have worked with Superior Hardwoods and Millworks for the past 20 years and John and his staff have always been able to source our requests...