Nelson, too bad about Larry Stamm's availability of AAA and Master Grade. I've one archtop completed out of Larry's AA, and two in the works using AAA and Master Grade. To my ear the AAA has a better tap tone than the Master Grade despite the lines per inch not being as consistent. The AA sounds every bit as good but isn't as uniformly white (which adds some character). Larry is a great guy to deal with.
Have you built an Archtop using Engelmann before? The reason I ask is to forewarn that you may not get the consistent tight line count you are used to from Sitka. Engelmann I don't think grows as large or the stuff being harvested isn't as large as Sitka. (Shane or Brad will hopefully correct me if I am wrong).
Another place to check out for Engelmann (including European Spruce and Maple) is at the following URL
http://www.guitarwood.ca:8080/guitarwood.jsp
The proprieter is a fellow by the name of Sam Scappani and is located in Mississauga (suburb of Toronto).
Another vendor is the fellow we've all seen on eBay - Spruce Tonewoods (I glaze over everytime I see his grading scale).
Last but not least, my favourite - Don Barnes in Okotoks, Alberta (who I've previously put you onto). Speaking of whom I never did hear what you thought of his spruce and maple.
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