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Woods

Selecting right wood for the sounding board is the most important single factor in determining the sound quality of the instrument. At Takamine, we import the selected timber from every corner of the world. And, the woods are carefully seasoned using forced and natural drying methods for about several weeks or as long as two years before it can be used for building guitars.

Select a wood swatch opposite to read more about their tonal properties.

  • Bubinga
  • Cedar
  • Figured Ash
  • Flame Maple
  • Koa
  • Mahogany
  • Maple
  • Nato
  • Ovangkol
  • Palisander
  • Quilt Maple
  • Rosewood
  • Rosewood & Maple
  • Sapele
  • Sapele (Solid Back)
  • Solid Bearclaw Spruce
  • Solid Cedar
  • Solid Koa
  • Solid Rosewood
  • Solid Spruce
  • Spruce

Factory tour

See how our guitars are built. View the online Takamine factory tour.

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