181 B.C Ancient Sinker Cypress Guitar Top Black and vibrant golden-yellow color

and vibrant golden-yellow color

Red oak burl refers to the burl wood that comes from the red oak tree (Quercus rubra)

are often used to accentuate the figure and bring out the depth of color

wavy grain pattern that can appear as pronounced ripples or "curls" throughout the surface of the wood

- It can be shaped

181 B.C Ancient Sinker Cypress Guitar Top Black and vibrant golden-yellow colorThis guitar body top is from an Ancient Sinker Cypress Stump (radiocarbon dated it back to 181 B. C) in Southern Louisiana we recovered. It was found by a pipeline crew while they were digging out for a new pipeline. They hit this massive 12,000 lbs stump 30 ft below the surface. According to a researcher that studies the Living Ancient Cypress on the Black River in North Carolina, this was a significant find. He encouraged us to send a small core