During the past ten years the availability and utilization of tonewoods has expanded greatly as wood suppliers and luthiers have steadily advanced the state of the art. That said while the variety has improves the quality has not. Today it is more important than ever to maintain a quality inventory of aged well- seasoned instrument woods. Just as technology has changed the way we live our day-to-day life, so has the global community provided growing resources to benefit our chosen instrument. Players are becoming aware that there are several choices in Rosewoods and soundboard materials that can produce exactly that "right sound" that they have been carrying around in their head.