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Originally Posted by Shuksan
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Brucebubs was suggesting that the difference in appearance between the rosettes in the two photos is due to changes in color over time in the rosette on his guitar. Those are two different rosettes on two different guitars. I think what he was getting at is that Martin toned down the contrast between the two colors of the rosette tiles a lot over the production run of 71 guitars.
What is an example of a dark wood like the dark wood in the first rosette that would get a lot lighter with exposure to light?
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I think you're right Shuksan - even in my earliest pictures of my guitar - when it was newest - the rosette was never like the early JDP's.
A good example of a dark wood that gets lighter when exposed to light is in this picture of a tuner swap from screw-in bushings to smaller push fit bushings - you can see the darker wood that was lying under the big flat washers used with screw-in bushings.
I've seen this effect referred to as 'raccoon-eyes'.
