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Old 12-28-2021, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by j. Kinnaird View Post
My experience is that redwood’s tendency to open up with time is somewhere on a continuum between cedar and spruce. (Even within the spruces there is variation on that score.) Redwood is not as immediately open as cedar but seems to be more open than spruce right out of the box. There are other considerations. Lots of redwood and cedar tops have spruce braces, i know mine do, and those braces are certainly influencing the sound and They do go through a period of adjustment just like the top. If you have a redwood topped guitar built I think you will experience a guitar with more immediate openness than you might expect with a spruce top and which will also open up more with time and playing.
My experience too! Nicely put, John

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