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To my eye the rosette has the same color tone as the top. My guess is that the lacquer was tinted amber, which makes the top look darker.
 
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Hello strings,

I can't read the ad, but it's also possible that the seller is confused. I believe at least one of the recent GAD classicals has a cedar top. Maybe they saw that on the Guild web site and got confused.
 
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strings said:
Thought I coud identify sprucetops. In this case I am not convinced. The description says its cedar. Hans' Book says that Mark IIs have nothing but sprucetops (which I prefer anyway). What do you think?
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Hello strings,

Around 1970 Guild started using Cedar tops on their classical guitars, whereas in earlier years thy used spruce. Cedar would be used off-and-on during the '70s and it is safe to say that they used both during that particular period. A Mark 2 from the early '80s should have a spruce top but I would not bet on it. When looking at photos it is often hard to say what species they used because Guild used a dark toner on their classical guitar tops, which sometimes gives the impression that you're looking at cedar, which is not always the case. However, when I look at the photo from the auction, I think this one has a spruce top.

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Hans Moust
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hansmoust said:
Hello strings,
However, when I look at the photo from the auction, I think this one has a spruce top.
Sincerly,
Hans Moust
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Thank you Hans! Looking at picture No. 6, I also think its spruce. Picture 1 looked more like cedar to me. I wonder what the seller replies.

Thank you all!
 
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