Testimonials

Instruments build by our customers

Gedson Bravim

São João del Rei, Brazil

Viola 407 mm. Poplar no fundo e laterais, Tampo e fundo inteiros.
Gedson Bravim
Luthier

Vincenzo Santochirico

Questa chitarra mi ha dato molte soddisfazioni nella costruzione. Ha un suono fantastico, ma a breve verrà consegnata in mani sapienti
Vincenzo Santochirico
Santochirico Guitars

Juan Fernandez

Paris, France

Juan Fernandez
Guitar Maker

Copenhagen Guitars

Roberto D'Elia

Isidoros Papadamou

Greece

Ragnar Thorsteinsen

Norway

This OM model guitar is made with a carpathian spruce top from you, and sounds (in my humble opinion) very, very good. I appreciate the high level of service from your company, and the high quality of the woods delivered. Keep up the good work. Best wishes, Ragnar
Ragnar Thorsteinsen
Guitar maker

Stuart Day

USA

Carpathian Tonewoods was easy to deal with. Responsive to requests for photos and pricing and quick to ship once payment was made. The wood I received was spectacular. I had been looking for new sources of maple for my arch top guitars as north American maples seemed to be getting heavier and heavier. The Maple I got from Catalin was beautiful and had a great strength to weight ratio. Good specific gravity and was a joy to work. I will be buying from them again
Stuart Day
Custom Guitars & Guitar Repairs

Jarmo Vaintola

Lappeenranta, Finland

Maple back and sides are beautiful, I am very happy with it. It was easy to choose my favorit pieces of tops, backs and sides from your web pages. The service was good, well packaged and quick delivery.
Jarmo Vaintola
HANDMADE GUITARS

Alexandru Marian

Alexandru Marian
MAKER OF SPANISH GUITARS

Carl Le Noir

Oudenaarde, Belgium

I was happy like a little kid in a candystore when I received my first order . It was well selected wood from an outstanding quality at a very reasonable price and a quick delivery as well . I appreciate it also that every item has a picture , so you know exactly what you will receive .Job well done !!
Carl Le Noir
Guitar maker

Suguru Nakashima

Fukuoka, Japan

When tonewoods arrived, I was surprised at the goodness of the sound quality. I could find my favorite tonewoods selecting from many photos. I will also buy from Carpathian Tonewood
Suguru Nakashima
Luthier

Geronimo Mateos e Hijos

Thanks to CarpatianToneWood, Catalin ,his owner, is always really handy when we want to choose and buy the best woods for our instruments , very hight quality of spruce and maple and the sound of his timber is just fabulous, best prices from the best source! Don’t hesitate to buy, never disappointed! Luthier Federico Mateos
Geronimo Mateos
Constructores de Guitarras Artesanales

Gilles Rolland

Oncy Sur Ecole, France

Catalin does his best to find and grade good spruce. No run out and very stiff!
Gilles Rolland
Luthier amateur (pour le moment)

Samuel Zamfir de Souza

Samuel Zamfir de Souza
Luthier

Klein Yu

Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

I like to use Catalin's tonewood. Specially the maple tonewood is so nice as well as its price. When I visited his place, I've found stored tonewoods that naturally seasoning. The seasoning method is very important for the sound of instrument. I am satisfied with the business with Catalin
Klein Yu
Luthier

Christophe Mineau

LANNION, FRANCE

Christophe Mineau
Luthier

Christopher Jacoby

Omaha, USA

This is a lovely low density back you cut in 2010-- .57, by my notebook.
Christopher Jacoby
Luthier

Charles Croeser

Cape Town, South Africa

Muiz Guitars
Guitar Maker

Valentim Carlos Gomes

São Paulo,Brazil

Esse resultado da sua madeira em minhas mãos , excelente ! .
Valentim Carlos Gomes
Guitar maker

Bertrand Dubois

Malonne, Belgium

Made with woods from ... Carpathian Tonewoods ! Thanks Catalin !
Bertrand Dubois
Luthier

Rod Ward

Guilden Morden, England

This my viola 129 , as on the website. It is made with your lovely poplar.
Rod Ward
Violins, Violas and Cellos maker

Paul John Ridden

One of the latest violin made with wood shipped by Carpathian Tonewood to Australia
Paul John Ridden
Fine Master Violins

186 thoughts on “Testimonials

  1. 주문한 나무는 굉장히 좋고 맘에 듭니다
    나는 이곳의 나무가 좋습니다
    당신에게 도움이 될 것입니다

    The tree I ordered is very good and I like it.
    I like the trees here
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  2. A big thank you for the willow blocks and linings I received this afternoon. They arrived very well packaged and labeled, and arrived in four days from the date of my order. I am looking forward to ordering wood when my next project comes around. Dave – Saginaw, Michigan, USA

  3. A big thank you for the willow blocks and linings I received this afternoon. They arrived very well packaged and labeled, and arrived in four days from the date of my order. I am looking forward to ordering

  4. Well packaged and fast delivery

  5. A slight confusion in the delivery with FedEx but received the item really well packaged

  6. Received with thanks. Very happy with your fast response and the quality of the tonewood.

  7. Arrived soon and well packed.

  8. Very good communication following up emails, and the order was dispatched and delivered extremely promptly. Less than a week from order to receipt in Australia.

  9. Very fast delivery, the wood is very nice.

  10. Thank you for an excellent and very fast delivery. The wood was very fine quality – and thank you for the extra viola front. It is highly appreciated. Always a pleasure to deal with your company.

  11. Quick, reliable delivery

  12. Très rapide et emballage très adéquat. Produit de qualité

  13. Great service and communication

  14. Nice product good support

  15. I don’t see anything negative :), nice wood for nice price. Looks better in real, than I expected.

  16. All perfect, the grade match with the wood grain supplied.

  17. Outstanding wood, thank you!

  18. Rather expensive delivery, but that’s not your fault. Arrived very quickly. Good pictures of the actual set.

  19. Easy to navigate website and prompt delivery as promised.

  20. Très surpris et très content.

  21. Very good service- dealt with any questions as they arose promptly and effectively.

  22. Excellent service and very fast shipping!!
    Thanks for all!!!

  23. Very quick delivery and quality as described.

  24. Excellent service. Excellent product. Two thumbs up!

  25. Great communication, fast shipping, love the archtop back and sides set!

  26. Arived earlier than estimated. Lovely wood for student grade. Well packed for shipping , very impressed.

  27. excellent service highly recommended

  28. Very Good, Reall a Bargain Great Wood

  29. Purchased a bearclaw spruce soundboard and beautiful flamed maple back and sides. Photos were accurate. Nice taptone. Superfast delivery to Australia. Hope to make a nice sounding guitar from it.

  30. Good experience. Thank you,

  31. Perfect service ! quick delivery. Thank you

  32. Thank you also this time for a fast delivery, the wood is looking very fine, and I am looking forward to work with it. The website is very easy to work with.

  33. My first delivery arrived today. fast service to Italy. well packed , arrived safely. Even came with some packing pieces that may be good enough to use in a smaller instrument. looking forward to a creative winter in my workshop, thanks Carpathian tonewoods!

  34. I travelled to Rasnov in Romania with my wife to hand pick some guitar tops and enjoy a few days in beautiful Transylvania.
    Catalin was a great host who picked us up from a nearby town and showed us around his saw mill.
    I chose some really great tops from an extensive collection of his hand selected luthier wood.
    I even ended up buying one of the student cello packages he sells.
    Everything was packaged up well and arrived in perfect order.
    Catalin knows his stuff and I found his saw mill a most interesting place to visit.

  35. Great service, good packaging.

  36. Comment: The website is very helpful with pictures of the actual wood pieces. The wood came very promptly and well wrapped. Very good value. The postage was very expensive but that is not the fault of the supplier. Maybe a slower but cheaper option would be useful,

  37. I was very pleased with the wood I received after only a week from order. The homepage is very easy to work with, and you are able to order from the pictures you see, and you won`t get disappointed.
    I am looking forward to work with the wood on my cello projects, and I will return with new orders when I start a new project.

    Best regards
    Carl Otto Højer Sørensen

  38. Thank you for a fast delivery, looking forward to work with the wood, and I will get back to you, when I need more wood.

  39. Fantastic customer service and very quick deliver to Australia

  40. I’m happy with everything I ordered

  41. Products are well presented and delivered well in time and problem free. Doublebass material is large and heavy, well done. It was overall a plaisant experience in dealing with management of Carpathians tonewood.

  42. Fairly easy to follow

  43. 1 week earlier than expected!

  44. Very good service and aligned with pic on homepage. Quick delivery

  45. Fast replies and perfect service. I couldn’t be more happy!

  46. Excellent quality and service

  47. All the products arrived on time and the treatment is very pleasant.

  48. Comment: prompt delivery and friendly service very satisfied

  49. Very personal touch on contact- unusually good!

  50. Everything was very good, I will continue to buy for sure.

  51. perfect ……… the wood looks wonderful . i look forward to build guitars with this beautiful wood
    many thanks….jerry farrell hamilton, canada

  52. Clear website and accurate description of every item

  53. I’ve bought Carpathian spruce from several several other vendors in Romania and this is the best quality I’ve found. The people who run the company are very helpful and helped me find the least expensive shipping method to the USA. Many Thanks!

  54. Always good service and quick delivery.

  55. Prompt and professional service.

  56. First time buyer from Carpathian, impressed with price and delivery.

  57. Amazingly fast delivery

    1. Indeed Robert, order was received on March 14 then delivered to Australia on March 21, so 7 days door to door.

  58. website easy to use, quick and efficient

  59. Amazing customer service, delivery was very fast! Help with replacement side board is smooth.

  60. I received prompt responses to my emails. The wood when received was well packaged and shipped the day of my payment. The wood was represented accurately and the pieces I picked were the ones I received terrific quality. I look forward to doing business with Carpathian Tonewood in the near future.

    Steve Koenke
    Koenke Guitars LLC

  61. Easy to deal with, fast delivery, good price!