Chippy, you've established that you're going to get an OM/mid-sized guitar built that will have a Swiss spruce top, which is a subspecies of European spruce (Picea abies.) What I haven't yet gleaned from your post is what sort of musical use you plan to put this guitar.
Simply stated, musical style and picking hand attack have a great deal of impact on the tone of a guitar in this size, and knowing what sort of music you'll play can help point us to the back and side woods that might suit you best.
Wade Hampton Miller
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