Welcome to KEYSTONE TONEWOODS Luthiers Supplies UK.
For Tonewoods expertly prepared for the most discerning luthier.
For Tonewoods expertly prepared for the most discerning luthier.
Please note that the office will be Closed from Tuesday 3rd June until Monday 16th June 2025.
All online orders that are placed between these dates will be processed upon our return.
Best regards Steve Keys.
Thank you, All online orders that are placed between these dates will be processed upon our return.
Best regards Steve Keys.
Tonewoods Suppliers for Luthiers in the UK.
KEYSTONE TONEWOODS is a family company that has been trading in Luthier supplies in the UK for many years, dealing mainly in the wholesale market.
25 years ago we decided to offer our Tonewood stocks directly to
Luthiers, guitar builders and guitar repair workshops.
At that time our name may have be unfamiliar in the world of luthier supplies, aside from the other Luthier Supplies UK & Tonewood stockists ,the larger guitar factories and guitar shops with a thriving repair department, despite this our tonewoods would have probably found their way onto many of the Instruments that had left your workshop during those years.
Now, we are delighted to say that our retail profile has risen hugely around the world.
We continue to supply the Trade as well as
Professional and amateur Luthiers & Guitar Repair Supplies UK and worldwide!
Over many years of importing hardwoods for tonewoods and our inlay banding company, we have built up an extensive network of contacts around the world, and are able to secure some of the finest Tonewoods for Luthiers, much of which is cut in house.
So whether you are a master luthier, or a guitarist, wishing to build or repair your own guitar, Keystone Tonewoods can offer you some of the finest
ACOUSTIC, CLASSICAL AND ELECTRIC GUITAR TONEWOODS
available today.
25 years ago we decided to offer our Tonewood stocks directly to
Luthiers, guitar builders and guitar repair workshops.
At that time our name may have be unfamiliar in the world of luthier supplies, aside from the other Luthier Supplies UK & Tonewood stockists ,the larger guitar factories and guitar shops with a thriving repair department, despite this our tonewoods would have probably found their way onto many of the Instruments that had left your workshop during those years.
Now, we are delighted to say that our retail profile has risen hugely around the world.
We continue to supply the Trade as well as
Professional and amateur Luthiers & Guitar Repair Supplies UK and worldwide!
Over many years of importing hardwoods for tonewoods and our inlay banding company, we have built up an extensive network of contacts around the world, and are able to secure some of the finest Tonewoods for Luthiers, much of which is cut in house.
So whether you are a master luthier, or a guitarist, wishing to build or repair your own guitar, Keystone Tonewoods can offer you some of the finest
ACOUSTIC, CLASSICAL AND ELECTRIC GUITAR TONEWOODS
available today.
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The online shop is intended for the UK.
This is in part because of the export restrictions on some of the
TONEWOODS and general LUTHIERS SUPPLIES we stock.
If you wish to purchase any of our products please contact the office
with your requirements and delivery address by phone or by using the Email Contact form.
We will then get a real time carriage quote to your destination.
We will also ensure that your order does not require any CITES Export and Import documentation.
If any international orders are placed through the website
we will send you a paypal money request for the carriage difference.
Best regards Steve Keys.
Tel: +44(0)1702 200047
To send us an email click here
This is in part because of the export restrictions on some of the
TONEWOODS and general LUTHIERS SUPPLIES we stock.
If you wish to purchase any of our products please contact the office
with your requirements and delivery address by phone or by using the Email Contact form.
We will then get a real time carriage quote to your destination.
We will also ensure that your order does not require any CITES Export and Import documentation.
If any international orders are placed through the website
we will send you a paypal money request for the carriage difference.
Best regards Steve Keys.
Tel: +44(0)1702 200047
To send us an email click here
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Tonewoods and other Luthiers supplies uk
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Acoustic Guitar Tonewood
Back & Side sets.
Back & Side sets.
Acoustic Back & Side sets in a wide variety of species .
In Classical & Western sizes .
In Classical & Western sizes .
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Acoustic Guitar Tonewood
Soundboards .
Soundboards .
Soundboards in German Spruce. Sitka Spruce, Engelmann Spruce
& Western Red Cedar.
& Western Red Cedar.
Fingerboards Blanks.
For Acoustic Guitars,
Classical Guitars & Electric Guitars.
For Acoustic Guitars,
Classical Guitars & Electric Guitars.
Fingerboards Blanks in a variety of species.
Inside the box.
Acoustic guitar internal components.
Acoustic guitar internal components.
All things inside the Box, bracewood, back strips, Kerf linings and Neck & Tail blocks and Internal wood components packs.
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Build your own Ukulele.
Ukulele Tonewood.
Ukulele Tonewood.
Ukulele Back, Side & Top sets in a wide variety of species .
Ukulele Back & Side sets in a wide variety of species .
Ukulele German Spruce Soundboards.
Ukulele neck blanks & fingerboards in a wide variety of species.
Ukulele Back & Side sets in a wide variety of species .
Ukulele German Spruce Soundboards.
Ukulele neck blanks & fingerboards in a wide variety of species.
Brazilian Cedar Guitar Neck Blanks
Neck Blanks in Brazilian Cedar.
Please note because this species has CITES Appendix 2 status, at this time we are unable to ship them outside the United Kingdom
Arch top Carved back Mandolin Tonewood.
Flame maple back & side sets.
German Spruce soundboard wedges.
Flame maple neck blanks.
Mandolin fingerboards in a variety of species.
German Spruce soundboard wedges.
Flame maple neck blanks.
Mandolin fingerboards in a variety of species.
Bindings, Perflings, Inlays & back strips
Bindings, Perflings, Inlays & back strips
Plus our custom service.
Plus our custom service.
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Decorative veneers for guitar body facings
Decorative veneers can greatly enhance the overall aesthetics of a guitar, and can be used either in building or to give an old tired instrument a much needed face lift.
Either way the end results can be startlingly beautiful.
luthiers supplies, automotive and general woodcraft.
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Our factory and contact details
If you wish to visit our premises in person, please contact our office first. so as to ensure that the appropriate members of staff will be available to assist you.
Not just a business!
Tonewoods and general Luthiers supplies are NOT just a business for us. here guitars and guitar playing are an obsession
Steve's Beautiful Bearclaw '00' made by Alan Marshall.
Steve's Beautiful Bearclaw '00' made by Alan Marshall.
Acclimatising your tonewood to your workshop.
We would strongly recommend that all tonewoods be allowed to fully acclimatise to your workshop before undertaking any work.
Items should be stored in stick then strapped or weighted.
Wherever possible all our tonewoods like Rosewoods, Ebony, Mahogany etc have been kiln dried before putting into stock.
Kilning is not always possible due to the nature of the species as it may cause excessive cracking or discolouration, in which case it will be air dried and will have a slightly higher moisture content.
Items should be stored in stick then strapped or weighted.
Wherever possible all our tonewoods like Rosewoods, Ebony, Mahogany etc have been kiln dried before putting into stock.
Kilning is not always possible due to the nature of the species as it may cause excessive cracking or discolouration, in which case it will be air dried and will have a slightly higher moisture content.
Guitar made by David Rouse.
Details of carriage costs
Although we still do not have a minimum order value requirement on orders placed through this website, we will no longer be using the cheaper courier services due to the number of lost parcels being reported to us. All our Luthiers Supplies UK parcels will now be dispatched DHL standard.
The online shop is intended for the UK mainland only.
Customers wishing to purchase from outside the UK mainland should contact the office +44 (0) 1702 200047 to ensure that there are no legal CITES export restrictions on the Tonewoods or General Luthiers Supplies they wish to purchase.
and for a carriage quote to your destination.
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Returns and Refunds
The goods must be inspected upon receipt and the office contacted immediately.
the wood must be as it was shipped to you and unmachined.
the customers expectations should be commensurate with the grade they have purchased.
the wood must be as it was shipped to you and unmachined.
the customers expectations should be commensurate with the grade they have purchased.
How our backs and sides are graded.
Classical backs 500mm x 190mm x 3.8mm minimum(2x) .
Classical sides 775mm x 100mm x 3.2mm minimum(2x) .
Western backs 550mm x 210mm x 3.8mm minimum(2x).
Western sides 800mm x 130mm x 3.2mm minimum(2x) .
Classical sides 775mm x 100mm x 3.2mm minimum(2x) .
Western backs 550mm x 210mm x 3.8mm minimum(2x).
Western sides 800mm x 130mm x 3.2mm minimum(2x) .
In the case of species that are available in fairly large logs, Mahogany, Indian Rosewood Wenge, Maple etc, the grading criteria are as follows.
AAA Grade.
Fully quarter sawn.
AA Grade.
Quarter sawn going into slab sawn on one edge.
A Grade
is slab sawn.
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On occasion one or more asterisks my be added to the above grades to denote a set that is aesthetically more pleasing by virtue of figure and or colour.
Luthiers Supplies UK
Our ebony is graded by how black it is and defect and not on orientation of grain, as all our ebony components are cut in the country of origin.
Please be aware that even the best ebony will almost certainly have a little colour in it.
We accept all major credit cards.
Our ebony is graded by how black it is and defect and not on orientation of grain, as all our ebony components are cut in the country of origin.
Please be aware that even the best ebony will almost certainly have a little colour in it.
We accept all major credit cards.
