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Originally Posted by fishstick_kitty
I know this is anecdotal, but Richard Hoover (Santa Cruz) specifically chooses old "aged" mahogany when building the 1929 all mahogany guitars to get that open sound. I personally think it makes a big difference compared to other brand new mahogany guitars...so I would say that the aging process will have an affect for sure.
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I spoke with Richard exactly on this topic. My SGCG Custom all hog F was built with 100 year old mahogany. I don't know what that wood would have sounded like 100 years ago, but it sure sounds nice now.