I think a Rainsong or CA justifies itself based primarily by virtue of its toughness and that benefit to the player's lifestyle, with second or third place going to the fact that it has admirable tone.
When I got to play Jim Tozier's Rainsong a few months ago, I was impressed with the tone, but my recent interest in one is based on it being a guitar that can stand up to the airlines or trunk of the car on its way to North Carolina.
Of course, I could always buy an inexpensive guitar and simply leave it at my daughter's house.
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