Internal resonator sonic characteristics by wood choice

Though all resonators will play any and all music genres well, there are some nuances specific to the tonewoods used.

Standard Options:

Italian Poplar - Amazing sonics overall

African Bubinga - High-strength tonewood; the choice for high-energy music such as rock, techno, and even big symphonic music

American Swamp Ash - Like Poplar with slightly softer midrange

Other woods available at additional cost:

Vintage Sitka Spruce - The ultimate resonator for acoustic strings, jazz brass, double-bass, etc;

amazing vocals, folk to opera, with three-dimensional detail.

Alaska Sitka Spruce - Similar to vintage, only with slightly crisper tone, with excellent timbre. Add $275 (inc GST)

Vintage Spanish Cedar - Possibly as good as or even better than Spruce for acoustic string reproduction;

excellent vocals overall; not quite as "sweet" as Sitka Spruce for vocal reproduction. Add $275 (inc GST)

Vintage Port Orford White Cedar - Sounds much the same as Spanish Cedar; a prized species from a

limited area of the Pacific Coast; also a tribal wood of northwest Indian culture used in instruments,

totems and sacred masks. Add $385 (inc GST)

Solid wood horns turned in matched pairs by our master turners

Standard option:

Heirloom American Maple

Other woods available at additional cost:

Heirloom American Maple/Walnut two-tone horn. Add $220 inc GST
Heirloom American Walnut. Add $275 inc GST
Heirloom American Cherry. Add $330 inc GST
100-year-old Vintage Figured Maple (limited). Add $550 inc GST
Port Orford White Cedar (limited) Add $770 inc GST
African Ebony/Yellowheart two-tone horn (limited). Add $2,200 inc GST
Zebrawood/African Wenge two-tone horn (limited). Add $2,200 inc+ GST

Definitions:

Vintage wood: Wood stock that has been in milled form for 30+ years and is rock-stable
New wood: Is kiln-dried up to three times before milling
Heirloom woods: Woods that possess an unusual figure and are therefore intrinsically rare