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Originally Posted by mirwa
When i retop a guitar, i ask do you want it to match manufacturers specs or do you want me to make you a voiced top,
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When I asked "can you improve" I didn't consider the possibility that sometimes one might want to repair a top or replace it for some reason. I suppose that's what you mean with "retop", and it's clear to me that a top voiced by an experienced luthier should give a better sound than one of a comparable piece of wood that has been built following a set of generalised best compromises. After all, you wouldn't install a top on which you flunked your voicing attempts, would you
But what about opening a good factory guitar, voicing the top and/or bottom? The way guitars are glued together (and what I understand of the glues used) don't seem to leave much margin for opening them up without permanent damage?