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08-30-2007, 05:00 PM
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Guitar Weight
I was at my music store this afternoon and made an interesting discovery...I was playing around on some Taylors and Martins and I discovered that the Martins dreds are much lighter than my GS..... I'm fairly new to acoustic guitars, but I was really amazed at the difference...does anyone know the reason?
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08-30-2007, 05:08 PM
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I don't own a GS...but I noticed the same thing recently when trying out some Taylors and Martins at GC. The GS seemed a bit heavier (at least to me) even compared to GA Taylors. The Martins were definitely lighter.
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08-30-2007, 05:10 PM
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different tonewoods can have dramatically different weight. Rosewood will almost always weigh more than Mahogany. Of course, some builders just choose to build lighter or heavier as well.
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08-30-2007, 08:28 PM
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My HD-28 always feels compared to many other dreads but I never gave it much thought beyond that, and I was playing smaller body guitars in a shop this past weekend and the 00, 000 and OM all seemed light too.
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08-31-2007, 10:22 AM
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While there are many factors affecting weight the most obvious is size. The Taylor Grand Symphony is larger than the Martin Dreadnought.
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