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nathanpeirson

Post subject: OM favorite woods

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:08 am

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Ok, I wonder what your favorite woods are for OM builds, and reasons?

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violinvic

Post subject: Re: OM favorite woods

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:59 pm

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Black walnut BS&N, engelman or red cedar top. They sound balanced and great for fingerpicking.

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fingerstyle1978

Post subject: Re: OM favorite woods

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:49 pm

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I like the rare rosewoods/ebonies etc because they are easier to source and cheaper in OM size [:Y:]

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