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Old 03-13-2009, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitetie View Post
...I had my eye on a stunning 612ce that just finished in auction.. there is stunning wood on the back and sides, can anyone tell me what it is please? ...
As Gutch pointed out, the back and sides are big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) from western North America. Maple has different figuring patterns such as fiddle-back and the less common quilted. The guitar for which you provided a link appears to have a bit of a quilted pattern.
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