Built to the same specs as a Martin 0-17 with 12 frets to the body. Same body size, same bracing pattern.
The back and sides are Sinker Mahogany. Sinker Mahogany is old growth wood that was logged by the British 150-200 years ago in what is now Belize. In the days before heavy machinery, logs were floated downstream to be milled and then shipped to Europe. As many as a third of those logs were lost to the river. They were lodged at the bottom where they sat until fairly recently.
Some luthiers and players believe that the tone is enhanced by the minerals the logs have absorbed over a century underwater. I don't know if that's true. The sound difference we hear may just be the sound of premium, old-growth wood. It's hard to say but I've made a dozen or so instruments with Sinker Mahogany and I absolutely love the way it sounds.
This guitar has a lot of character. The tone is dry and woody like most all-mahogany guitars and yet it's really responsive and fun to play.
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