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Originally Posted by Tim McKnight
That’s a unique alternative design Sam. Do you have a inner ring around the inner circumference of the sound hole? It’s difficult to see in your photo. You probably know this but it bears repeating for those who don’t know but the circular rosette does serve a very important purpose on a guitar, to seal the end grain of the exposed edges of the sound hole. Quartersawn wood exchanges moisture with the atmosphere through its end grain. The rosette does the same thing that the bindings do, they seal off the end grain of the top perimeter and back perimeter, to retard moisture exchange. Enough rambling and I look forward to following these two beautiful builds.
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I hadn't thought of that reason for a rosette tim, I'll have to think about that one. I use a fairly robust graft around my sound hole to prevent any unwanted strangeness in that area.