Inside Pacific Rim Tonewoods

by Steve McMinn

Originally published in American Lutherie #33, 1993 and Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Volume Three, 2004



We make wooden components for stringed musical instruments, mostly guitar soundboards. We attempt to be the best in the world at what we do. For the past five years, most of our production has been for large American guitar companies such as Martin and Taylor. In the past couple of years, though, we’ve begun to export much of our wood to Europe and Asia.

Recently, we’ve begun to sell tops in small retail quantities and are now putting together a price list. Elizabeth Rozier, who bought, sold, and cataloged rare books for years, is handling the retail end of the business.