My friend has a guitar with a Sitka Spruce top. How does an Engelmann Spruce top differ from a Sitka Spruce top?

Sitka Spruce, which grows in a coastal pocket from Northern California to Alaska, is a dense, straight-grained wood that has the highest strength and elasticity-to-weight ratio among available tone woods. Engelmann Spruce is found in the Rocky Mountain range (a lot of the best Engelmann comes from New Mexico, Idaho, and Montana). It has much of the desirable traits of German Spruce - including workability and a lustrous "ivory" hue.

Because it’s not as stiff as and less dense than Sitka Spruce, Engelmann soundboards produce a different, slightly mellower tone, one that many guitarists describe as "more mature." Maestro Guitars uses Engelmann Spruce on select models in our classical series. Is my guitar solid or laminate wood?

Maestro's Estudiante and Standard Series are constructed using all laminate wood. Maestro's Concert and Elite Series are constructed using solid Red Cedar or Sitka Spruce with laminated back and sides. Maestro's Masterclass and Custom Series are constructed ...

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