With the "reimagining" going-on on bridge pins, will they start tapering their bridge pin holes again so that they properly fit tapered bridge pins? Or will the new pins be cylindrical, without taper?
Part of the justification that owners of older Martins give for the sound is the use of the heavy T-shaped metal non-adjustable truss rods. How does that square with the "reimagined" lighter-than-steel titanium rods?
"Good" sounding guitars, by definition, have sufficient volume and sustain. How much more volume and sustain do players want in a steel string acoustic instrument? With an amplified instrument it becomes largely moot.
It's a tough tight-rope to walk being the traditionalist in the market place while attempting to grow market share by doing something new to appeal to a greater audience.
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