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Originally Posted by email4eric
I cannot speak to whether or not bursts ever have been used intentionally to mask cosmetic flaws as the primary purpose, but I absolutely believe that questionable looking tops get placed aside for the burst line while especially good looking tops go to the natural finish line. That only makes sense. I seriously doubt it's done randomly.
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In a bit of fun contrast, I've heard a story coming from the Martin guys (possibly apocryphal), that Johnny Cash ordered an all black D-35 at one point; An order that CF Martin (III? I assume) initially refused, because he refused to cover the -35 grade woods in all black.
As the story goes, the guys in the factory built the darn thing anyway, just the way it was ordered, and Cash got his D-35, black finished fancy wood and all, just the way he wanted it.
