My Lowden has pearwood binding and is a warm contrast to the eir b/s and amber'd sitka top. Lowden, at least in the older years used it often for this on several models.
Not the best closeups of the binding but a nice contrast to the wonderful cross-silking of this aged sitka top and eir b/s...
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