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Originally Posted by crispscone
When digital watches first appeared on the market in the '70s, some people discovered you could change an entry level model into a deluxe model just by taking off the back and fiddling with the circuitry. It was cheaper for the manufacturer to ship the same product with some features disabled than to design separate circuit boards. (Or maybe this story is apocryphal; I've never known anyone personally to do a mod like this.)
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Probably not apocryphal. Toyota does this with some of their vehicles. They install some of the same features on everything. Then just disconnect the features that aren't being purchased at the time of sale. Easier in production that way. I've gained features on my truck just by connecting (or cutting) wires.
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Originally Posted by crispscone
I've come to wonder if the 16/17 Series aren't made intentionally stiffer just to protect the market value of the Standard Series guitars. These guitars sound just good enough to be worth the money, but anyone with a sensitive that knows what an 18 or 28 can do will never be fully satisfied with them....
....This theory also leads me to believe that Martin thought one step ahead of the home-modder. If you could just pull out the popsicle out or shave some wood off the tone bars to put the guitar into D-28 retro territory, word would get out. I suspect the A and hybrid X bracing are unmoddable by design.
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I really bet this is the case. I was just hoping someone had figured something out.