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Originally Posted by dennisczech
Good questions Wrighty. I'm commissioning Ciaran to build 2 guitars, one an S with a sinker cedar top, the other an OM with Adi top, mainly because I fancy a bit of variety. I think his signature tone is likely to come through whatever your wood choice, so it's down to preference. I suspect Ciaran's guitars will become more well-known as he's building an excellent product at a really good price point.
My hunch would be to offload the 2 Furch you play less, nothing wrong with having 2 OMs. Walnut sounds like a good choice, it will give you something a bit different from your RW OM. The upcharge issue is always a tricky one in terms of is it worth it, but Ciaran's advice re Euro spruce is probably sound. His guitars are well-priced anyway, so £300 in the long-term seems worth it. On the other hand, if you listen to the Sitka/Koa OM at TNAG, it sounds pretty warm.
Terence from Goodacoustics in Singapore has ordered a Euro spruce/Madrose OM that's just waiting for its last coat of finish following Ciaran's move back to NI. I was hoping to spend some time with this guitar if Terence is happy for it to stay in the UK for a while, and I'm based near you.
Nice to know that there are other McNally fans out there.
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Hi Dennis
Thanks for the thoughts - looking forward to seeing those two builds..
I am very excited about getting underway - I think Ciaran builds great guitars.
Peter