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Originally Posted by LAPlayer
The Lowden guitar shapes/sizes are unique/original to Lowden (now used similarly by McIlroy) and are neither 00 or 000 nor Martinesque in any way. The S is the small Lowden and the lower bout is between the 00 and 000. The upper bouts are rounder than Martin 0s but less in width. While the shape is different, the S has an upper bout more like a 000 12-fret than 14 fret. The F is about an inch wider in the lower bout, than a 000 and just smaller in the upper. There is no comparison in shape or sound between 00/000s and Lowdens.
To me, four thousand is too high for a 90s S25 which is a standard wood pairing and not a custom or unusual guitar.
The O is the original Lowden size but - they sell far more F size guitars than anything. To me that makes the F the quintessential Lowden size.
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Originally Posted by Malcolm Kindnes
If you are buying without trying, the F model would be your best bet.
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I agree 100% with everything Steve (LAPlayer) and Malcolm said. Sitka is not an upcharge wood from cedar in Lowdenland. I sold my 2001 O-25 (cedar/EIR) for £1,800 (~$2,250) in 2019 - above that figure I didn’t even get a sniff. Allowing for inflation, I would expect to get ~£2,400 (~$3,000) for it now.
As always, the standard disclaimer applies - IMHO. However, I realise that YMMV, and I’m cool with that.