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Sure. As soon as hear what you want to hear, it high time to disregard and opinion or experience to the contrary.
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He's more of an authority than me that's for sure! I said all along that the difference was more than likely the wood upgrade and better luthiers, just wasn't sure the pearl would or would not interrupt the sound plates..........I much prefer the sycamore bindings on my Lowden anyway versus the Las Vegas blingy pearl look.
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An interesting, parallel phenomena is that that the more one pays for a guitar, the better it sounds. It HAS to, right?
jgreven, thanks for wading in. I am glad you do not consider yourself an expert, but you will have to forgive your many fans if they politely disagree. cotten |
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I've read on the site of a major acoustic guitar seller, about an OM-42:
"This Martin OM-42 has forward-shifted, scalloped bracing. Both the placement of the bracing and its design creates a guitar that moves more when you play it, making it more lively, responsive, dynamic, and lighter-weight than other OM guitars." Forgive me about my ignorance, but is it true to all 40 models ? If it's true, doesn't that explain the difference between 40 and regular models ? Thanks. |
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Is it high time to disregard the opinion of a luthier who has made between a 1000 to 2,000+ more guitars than almost any other luthier, living or dead, and who was George Gruhns repair shop foreman for 5 years+ back in the beginnings of the vintage boom of the 60's/70's, doing all those repairs and restorations on those famed vintage guitars, because his opinions and experience are to the contrary of the luthiers who have built 200,300,400, guitars, but whose opinion you agree with? duff Be A Player...Not A Polisher |
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Listen to everyone and believe whatever you want and do whatever you want, but, be sure to listen first. |
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Not meaning to be argumentative, but is the opinion of the luthier of whom you speak documented, in writing, anywhere? If so, it would be helpful to read it.
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One opinion does not constitute consensus, even when that opinion is from an experienced builder. Neither does having done something many times automatically make a person more right than someone who has done a thing fewer times. There are other experienced builders who believe the rabbet cuts and inlay around the edges do affect tone. I noted that in a previous post. I come down on the side of “some effect” not “better or worse”. Regardless, I’m willing to listen to other opinions. I don’t automatically call for cutting off debate as soon as someone weighs in with a response that suits me. |
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http://www.grevenguitars.com/bio.html ............go to post #77 in this thread.
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This is akin to asking if putting a decal on my bumper would change the characteristics of how well my car drives. Sure, microscopically speaking, it every so slightly changes the aerodynamics and it adds a tiny bit of mass, but that's really going to be perceivable.
Same goes for appointments on a guitar.
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It's a few posts above yours in writing.
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