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Originally Posted by Fathand
Look at the F holes for evidence of the top sinking, which might explain the high bridge...
The fact that the back cracked makes it seem less likely that it is laminated. Anything can happen when materials are in short supply during a war though.
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I recall a '43 L-7 - true wartime issue with the wooden tailpiece bar and cheap 3-on-a-strip tuners - that I checked out in the mid-70's: while the sunken top put me off, I absolutely
loved the tone - thick, creamy, and full in a way typical 17" comp boxes aren't (and only better 18-inchers are), almost a best-of-both flattop-jumbo/archtop hybrid, and if could find a structurally-sound archtop with that tone I'd grab it in a minute...