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Old 06-16-2019, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by TomB'sox View Post
Everything looks great, the top is especially tight and straight grained isn't it? Does Laurent build without a mold like Bruce does?
Laurent builds with molds Tom...

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Matthew, is that a smoky Adirondack top as in one of John Arnold's smokies tops? It sure looks like a really fine adi set whatever its source.
I suspect the top came from the Hampton brothers who harvest, process (with John Arnold) and sell red spruce to luthiers (Matthew can confirm)
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