Is this South American or African mahogany? - Page 6

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11-25-2019, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by guitar george

That is a beautiful guitar made with beautiful mahogany. Nice to know that it has been confirmed by Martin to be genuine no-name mahogany.

Hah!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iain1231

Im guessing its Sipo.

That is the conclusion I am leaning towards as well.

It's kind of frustrating that the facts are so hard to ascertain.

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