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09-09-2023, 01:44 AM

Ken Smith

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Originally Posted by Xavier Liano

Thanks, Ken! So you think it could be a good buy? I'm happy with him. The bottom is made of spruce, not pine, like the one you told me about.

Pine and Spruce are just different varieties or Fir trees.. The back is not a hard wood like maple, poplar, willow or walnut so it is more prone to splitting.

It is a risk.. For me, I would never buy it.

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