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Originally Posted by SongwriterFan
Of the online videos I could find, this one sounds the most like the way I remember it sounding:
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But even THAT doesn't really come close to what I remember. It sounded better than that to me.
It was, however, a bit more 'articulate' than how I'd describe most Martins. A little more 'dry' and 'transparent'. A bit hard to describe, really.
This is the exact guitar that I played:
Oddly, though, that one doesn't sound nearly as close to what I remember it sounding like . . . . even though it's the EXACT guitar.
I think some of it has to do with how you hit the strings. One of the other salesmen played it for me (very hard), and I didn't care for the sound that much. But when *I* played it (I don't hit the strings very hard), I loved it.
Here's a third video sample:
Again, not really how I remember it sounding.
Maybe the guys at Acoustic Letter will get one to play soon. I think their videos (and DreamGuitars) come closer to capturing the real sound than most of the videos on YouTube.[/QUOTE]
Now you can compare the DR Centennial to a 1937 Authentic
For the money I'm impressed