You really should check out the Larrivee OM's. I bought a OM-03 with Peruvian Walnut back and sides and Cedar top. It has the most wonderful, full, rich sound and complex overtones. It has almost as much bass as my dreads. It is light weight. Not sure it's a light as a pre-war Martin of the same size, but it is loud and responsive. The OM's have the Martin shape, the LS models have the Larrivee round shoulder shape. In your price range you could get a OM-05 or maybe the OM-09 depending on where you shop.
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