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Alpine - Italian Spruce
Elite Series

solid Alpine Italian Spruce soundboard and top for acoustic guitar      solid Alpine Italian Spruce soundboard and top for acoustic guitar      solid Alpine Italian Spruce soundboard and top for acoustic guitar

BOTANY: Picea spp.
SOURCE: Dry Italian Alps
COLOURS: Alpine Spruce / Italian Spruce has slight warm tones
CHARACTER: Alpine Spruce / Italian Spruce can have isolated bear claw, straight grain
SUITABLE: Alpine Spruce / Italian Spruce is very stiff and used for fingerpicking steel string guitars
TONAL: Alpine Spruce / Italian Spruce compares to Adirondack Spruce, warm full sound

Ellis Guitars can offer the tonal timber known as "Alpine Spruce - Italian Spruce" on their Elite Series guitars. Mastergrade Alpine, AAA grade Alpine Spruce and AAAA grade Alpine Spruce is available. Alpine Spruce / Italian Spruce comes from the former dry Italian Alps region and has warm colour tones. The grain can be straight and sometimes has isolated Bearclaw figure. Great for fingerpicking on steel string guitars due to it's stiffness. Alpine Spruce / Italian Spruce is very similar to Adirondack Spruce.

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