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Michael Watts reflects on how the choice of the two most popular back and sides woods affects your acoustic sound

● ONE MORNING IN 2007 I KNOCKED at ...

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Over the past 80 years this well-travelled archtop has had illustrious owners and featured on some landmark recordings

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