What kind of Flamed maple does Alembic use?

[blackelan]

My question is what kind of grade of flamed maple does Alembic use? I have only seen samples of the quilted kind on the woodbank part of the forum.
 
Is it always 5A flamed maple? Does 5A have to be specified on a order?
 
The reason I ask is my Custom shop Elan will have flamed maple with a dark black stain and I want something that looks really deep and 3d like a 5A grade maple.

[hydrargyrum]

You can see the varieties available here:http://www.alembic.com/info/woodsamples.html.  I am sure if you tell Alembic what you are looking for, they can produce it.
 
(Message edited by hydrargyrum on January 15, 2009)

[adriaan]

If you check the Custom Quote generator, for quilted maple they offer 3A and 5A grades.
 
For flame maple, I seem to remember they sometimes mention master grade, so there might be an upcharge for finer examples.

[mica]

For tops, we use Western Flame Maple and it's always pretty. We don't generally grade it because it's always good. I don't bother putting Flame Maple in the woodbank, in slab or bookmatch form, it's not easy to distinguish one piece from another.