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Old 07-23-2016, 09:36 AM
Steve DeRosa Steve DeRosa is offline
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Originally Posted by Silly Moustache View Post
...Am I correct in assuming that when the Gibson L-model F-hole guitars came out they were designed to be incisive rhythm boxes, and that we we proceeded through the decades - archtops (acoustics) were built more lightly and became more resonant?
A bit oversimplified, but that pretty much sums it up...
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