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Old 02-20-2015, 08:32 AM
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I quess it would be the width of the grain.
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Old 02-20-2015, 03:58 PM
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I quess it would be the width of the grain.
I'm no expert, but I've seen the full range of grain widths on all species of spruce.
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Old 02-20-2015, 07:48 PM
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It's the photography, I suspect.
I'm sure it's a lot more than the photography. Many other guitars have been beautifullly photographed. But a picture cannot capture a craftsmanship that isn't there.
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Old 02-22-2015, 01:03 AM
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.... According to Sharpach's reputation, they are also supposed to sound great! Has any one heard one?
Well, as a matter of fact - yes. And you can too....

http://www.scharpach.com/guitars/vie...sound-samples/

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Old 03-06-2015, 02:10 PM
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Sweet sound,man that`s one beauty of an archtop..
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Old 05-24-2020, 07:26 AM
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Just saw a Scharpach archtop in Cremona brown for sale on Reverb. Don’t know that I’ve ever seen one for sale.
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