Can you guess what this (non-Guild) is?

[Rayk]

It is my understanding that, for a while sometime in the mid eighties, a couple models (DR-28N and DR-35N) of Sigmas were being made along side Martins in Nazareth with kits sent over from Japan. Maybe it was one of those. There may been others too?

Very interesting , until I bought mine I never heard of the line or history . Gosh I love acoustics !

 

[sailingshoes72]

In Westerly, Guild laminated their ownsheets for the archbacks, and because the veneer they got was normally sheeted from a single block, the facing surfaces of consecutive sheets had identical grain pattern.
They also normally tried to make sure the grain patterns matched inside and outside, so it would appear to be solid to the casual observer.

Great explanation Al. Thanks! I have spent hours, literally hours, studying the grain pattern (inside and out) on the back of my '81 D-25 NT and asking myself "How did they do that?" :witless: Knowing that it was a laminate! The burgundy red finish on the back and sides is beautiful to behold!

Note: I like this phrase...

... sheeted from a single block

It's very descriptive!

Bill