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Old 01-17-2020, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by vindibona1 View Post
it doesn't appear that Taylor book-matched the wood top. Am I wrong?
The top on that guitar is bookmatched. The difference in color you see across the joint is due to the figure. We call it runout in a top but the light reflects differently for figured woods that are bookmatched. As the grain rises on one half it is falling on the other half. Look closely and you can see how the grain and figure are symmetrical but just different in color. Some figured sets will show this effect more noticeably than others. It is more prominent on your guitar as most of the lower bout is lighter on the left side than the right side.
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