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Originally Posted by hat
I've got an old U.S. made Harmony Western Special I've been messing with, and noticed the top wood is different in appearance than my Sitka topped guitars. The grain is wider, and it just has a different appearance to it. I just wonder where they sourced their woods, and what the odds are that they could have used Adi Spruce, or other species other than Sitka.
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Depends on when it's from but I believe they used white spruce at least through the mid 40's, sourced in neighboring Michigan. After that, my guess is Sitka as it was readily available at a low cost.
Also, basically every spruce can look exactly like every other spruce so going by visuals alone can be risky when determining which variety you have.