Old Standard Wood

I've had the honor of dealing with the awesome folks at Old Standard Wood on repeat occasions. They are always polite, knowledgable, and carry the best tone woods for guitars and mandolins. I recently (8-2019) purchased 2 adirondack mandolin tops and I asked for their highest grade. They ABSOLUTELY delivered! Straight, clear grain with over 20 lines per inch fading out to a little less at the end. No color stripes, just clean spruce. Included alot of tone bar material and they shipped my order so fast it was there in 3 days! You will not go wrong buying from Old Standard Wood. The ordering process is different than some. Just fill out the form provided online and they will help you out.

Old Standard wood, my experience with John Griffin was the BEST! I am a novice luthier and John made me feel like I was just as important as the big guys he sells to! I tried some other hardwood mills they would not work with me! #%^* they would not even respond! If you get a chance do review OSW videos and I think you will understand what I mean about the warm feeling you will get about where your wood is coming from and the caretakers who have a facility to store old old wood and will share it with you!!!! John made it easy for this novice to get what I wanted his kindness is much appreciated! Thanks OSW! Ps you won’t find better wood anywhere! Parick Nole

I ordered an Old Standard 00 12 fret with Adirondack top and bracing and mahogany back and sides. In the process I learned a lot about guitars. They were very patient with me and my questions. The guitar is one of the finest sounding guitars I have ever heard. It has just the right amount of tight bass and midrange to die for. It is so open and airy. And sustain, wow! If you're looking for a wonderful guitar, you cannot go wrong with an Old Standard or one of their custom Collings guitars.

I have been buying tonewoods from Old Standard for many years. Their quality is unsurpassed and they take all of the time necessary to ensure that I will get exactly what I need. This includes sending photos of the wood before anything is decided upon. I have never been disappointed by any of the spruce or maple sent to me and, in fact, am usually surprised because the wood exceeds my expectations. The instruments I build with Old Standard wood always look beautiful and sound great.

Should be 10 stars for Old Standard Wood — they have the goods! Personable, friendly folks with very good advice and have always shipped exactly what I had requested, even on small orders to match my own stock. Good forest stewardship, and knowledge of acoustic properties of their materials. Much appreciated, John & Jim – thank you!