I really enjoyed reading your review and I surmise that your search is to find the ideal one instrument.
My go to guitars at the moment are Madagascar rosewood and claro walnut, so I agree with you about the contrasts and the relative strengths of these two tone woods. I feel very fortunate that I can have both from world class luthiers, one a Wingert and the other a Baranik. And with both these guitars to enjoy I would still have change out of the cost of a Traugott.
There is no denying that Traugotts are exceptional guitars but given the diminishing returns achieved as one ventures into that price range and the fact that you enjoyed the attributes of both the BRW and the walnut guitars you played, perhaps you might consider two lower priced but still amazing guitars rather than one Traugott?
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