Acoustic Guitar Construction

Don't see a lot of Engelmann spruce tops around here. How come? I think it is perfect for smaller guitars.
Bigger trees seem to get scarce. I got some great tops from the Canadian Rockies, but non of my buyers want it. Unfamiliarity is my guess.
Herman

It is well liked in the classical market. All of the spruces overlap each other quite a bit in terms of density and stiffness. I have had adi or red spruce that tested right in the Englemann spruce range and visa versa. My guess it is just a unfamiliarity, perception or a tradition thing.

Here's a KMG OM (I constructed) with an Engelmann sound board

http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/kevin.html

Man, that HHG just rings out, doesn't it??

Seriously, that's a very good sound.

Englemann or Engelmann?

Herman wrote:Englemann or Engelmann?

Engelmann - Picea engelmannii

Ya I know, just teasing my American friends.