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Thanks to its abundant use, it’s easy to forget what high-end luthiers and designers, from D’Angelico and D’Aquisto to Benedetto and Monteleone and even Lloyd Loar have known: maple is a top-notch tonewood.
Thanks to its abundant use, it’s easy to forget what high-end luthiers and designers, from D’Angelico and D’Aquisto to Benedetto and Monteleone and even Lloyd Loar have known: maple is a top-notch tonewood.
Part of the joy of guitar-building is knowing what you’re leaving behind for future musicians. Orville Gibson, the luthier who first developed the archtop guitar and mandolin, has a fascinating legacy in which he revolutionized the acoustic market.