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Pacific Rim Tonewoods with Dr. Olson
Pacific Rim Tonewoods with Dr. Olson
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Miroslav Tadic and Yvette Holzwarth performing live at sunset on Lummi Island, WA, in a Pacific Rim Tonewoods-hosted concert blending guitar and violin.
In Concert: Lummi Island WA with Miroslav Tadic & Yvette Holzwarth
Miroslav Tadić, a Serbian musician, composer, and luthier now based in Los Angeles, joins fellow LA-based artist Yvette Holzwarth, a violinist, vocalist, composer, and music educator, for an unforgettable performance. Read more...

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Miroslav Tadic and Yvette Holzwarth performing together on guitar and violin during a Pacific Rim Tonewoods-hosted concert in Anacortes, WA.
In Concert: Anacortes WA with Miroslav Tadic & Yvette Holzwarth
In May 2023, Miroslav Tadic and Yvette Holzwarth performed some of their new compositions for clients, family, and friends in Anacortes, WA. Hosted by Pacific Rim Tonewoods and with the... Read more...

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Science of Expression: Sonically Graded Wood
Science of Expression: Sonically Graded Wood
The challenge with a natural material like wood, is that it has a great deal of variability – from one tree to the next, and even wood from the same... Read more...

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Acoustics for Spruce Tonewood: Dr David Olson
Acoustics for Spruce Tonewood: Dr David Olson
Dr David Olson talks to luthiers about sound—how luthiers hear it, and measure its tonal attributes and quality. Dr Olson also describes in detail how guitar makers can utilize the... Read more...

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In Conversation: The Science Behind Building Better Guitars
In Conversation: The Science Behind Building Better Guitars
From the studio of Fretboard Journal in Seattle, Washington, Jason Verlinde chats with Pacific Rim Tonewoods about the latest science in helping luthiers to specify the sound they want for... Read more...

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Sonic Impressions: Low and High Q
Sonic Impressions: Low and High Q
Luthier and guitarist Miroslav Tadic compares the sonic resonance of two identically constructed classical guitars. These guitars were built by renowned luthier Trevor Gore, using Low and High Q sonically-graded... Read more...

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Sonic Impressions: Low, Mid and High Q
Sonic Impressions: Low, Mid and High Q
Renowned classical guitarist Miroslav Tadic compares the sonic resonance of three identically built classical guitars. These guitars were crafted by Australian luthier Trevor Gore, using Low to High Q sonically-graded... Read more...

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Tree to Tonewood: Our Mill
Tree to Tonewood: Our Mill
Pacific Rim Tonewoods has been supplying premium wood to guitar makers and luthiers around the world. Our mill is nestled in a forested valley of the North Cascades where we’ve... Read more...

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The First Log
The First Log
A walk through the Pacific Northwest forest with Steve McMinn of Pacific Rim Tonewoods, to see the world's largest Engelmann spruce tree—the Easy Pass Giant.   Read more...

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Utopia: Figured Maple Project
Utopia: Figured Maple Project
The Utopia Maple Project began in 2014 as a research project to grow more valuable wood for both foresters and guitar makers. At Pacific Rim Tonewoods, we are interested in... Read more...

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Siglo Tonewoods: Reforesting Hawaíi’s Koa
Siglo Tonewoods: Reforesting Hawaíi’s Koa
Hawaiian Koa wood has become increasingly scarce, losing ground to logging, wilt disease, and grazing animals like cattle. The vision of Siglo Tonewoods is to conserve, restore and reforest koa,... Read more...

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A Tree Point of View: Fretboard Journal
A Tree Point of View: Fretboard Journal
In 2015, Pacific Rim Tonewoods Founder Steve McMinn talked about his unlikely start in the business of milling wood—the Northwest native simply wanted to build himself a guitar. Though he... Read more...