I agree with everyone that the main contributor to the Rawlins' sound is the man himself. He is a fabulous musician.
As the proud possessor of the same model, same year, though, I have got to say, that these little Epi archtops make a really sweet and distinctive sound and hold their own with guitars made out of much better timbers. They can also play like a dream.
The link to photographs in my previous post doesn't seem to work, so try this:
http://www.thegreypicker.moonfruit.c...ery/4573942370