Birdseye Maple Guitar Fingerboard Set – Tonewood – BMP001

Birdseye Maple Fingerboard

Level: AAAAA

Birdseye Maple Fingerboard is a premium, dense fingerboard material prized for its exceptional hardness, smooth playing feel, durability, and distinctive decorative figure. Valued for its characteristic small, swirling “bird’s-eye” patterns scattered throughout the grain, Birdseye Maple provides a refined playing surface with excellent resistance to wear from years of fretting and string bending.

• Botanical / Trade Name: Acer saccharum (commonly known as Hard Maple / Sugar Maple / Birdseye Maple)
• Density: Approx. 705 – 750 kg/m³
• Origin: North America (primarily the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada)
• Seasoning & Drying: Professionally kiln-dried (KD) to a stable moisture content of 8% – 10%, ensuring maximum structural stability and minimizing the risk of warping or cracking.

Minimum Dimensions:

• Dimensions: 520mm x 70mm x 8mm (20-15/32″ x 2-3/4″ x 3-5/32″)

Tonally it offers a fast, crisp attack with excellent note definition and a bright, articulate response, helping maintain clarity across the entire fingerboard. This Birdseye Maple fingerboard features distinctive natural bird’s-eye figuring, with numerous small, rounded or swirling patterns appearing throughout its creamy-white to pale golden surface, creating a highly decorative and unmistakably premium appearance.