Maderas Barber

Tonewood and Supplies for Instrument Makers

Maderas Barber specializes in wood and supplies for building and repairing musical instruments. Its catalog serves luthiers, repair shops, and experienced hobbyists looking for materials for classical, acoustic, and electric guitars; basses; violins, violas, cellos, and double basses; bandurrias, lutes, ukuleles, cuatro, timple, and other instruments.

Products and Services

The company sells products across several categories:

• Wood: grouped by instrument and component, including backs, sides, bodies, fingerboards, bridges, headstocks, heel blocks, strips, linings and braces, profiles, necks, and soundboards. The catalog includes FSC®- and CITES-certified woods, plywood, natural and dyed veneers, kits for electric basses and acoustic, classical, flamenco, electric, viola, and violin builds, along with offcuts, logs, boards, and firewood.
• Tools: sharpening tools, planes, blades, reamers, router bits and drill bits for lutherie, clamps and vises, gouges and chisels, acoustic-analysis tools, Japanese tools, hygrometers, sandpaper, files, hammers, mallets, saws, templates, lutherie electronics, and more. The catalog also organizes tools by task, including finishing, soundpost work, nut making, planing, bending sides, gluing, inlay, tuner installation, sanding, maintenance, measuring, fretwork, turning, and bridge work.
• Materials: binding and purfling, nut and saddle materials, inlay and mother-of-pearl, and frets.
• Finishes: oils, abrasives and polishes, waxes, glues and adhesives, cyanoacrylates, dyes and pigments, solvents and strippers, sealers and primers, shellac and natural resins, lacquers and varnishes, cloths, brushes, cleaners, and maintenance oils.
• Accessories: tuners, frets, bridges, saddles and tailpieces, jack and control plates, strap buttons, springs and screws, bushings and ferrules, string retainers, neck plates, nuts and washers, truss rods and braces, plastics and knobs, nuts and saddles, pickguards, strings, profiles and decorations, lutherie books and plans, rosettes, pins, cases and covers, work boards, markers, inlays, humidifiers, and accessories for bowed instruments.
• Electronics: pickups, switches, potentiometers, jacks, wire, capacitors, shielding, tuners, and pickup components.
• One-off pieces: for electric bass, acoustic, classical, and electric guitar, bowed-string instruments, and other wood projects.
• Promotions: discounted products, clearance items, and flash sales.

Shipping and Store Policies

Orders over €150 before tax qualify for free shipping to mainland Spain and the European Union. Priority shipments are sent within 72 hours. The online store operates in Spanish, English, French, German, and Italian and allows customers to choose U.S. dollars, euros, or British pounds.

VIP Premium Program

The VIP Premium membership includes benefits such as free shipping in Spain and the European Union, 10% off all tuning machines, 10% off Summitt tools, 10% off one-off pieces, priority shipping within 72 hours, and exclusive offers. The company says more than 140 luthiers have joined the program.

Contact and Hours

Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.–3 p.m. Email: info@maderasbarber.com. The company is on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.