I was particularly excited to receive this instrument as it is the first guitar we've heard with Lutz spruce as a soundboard material!  Lutz is a hybrid of Sitka & White spruce (or sometimes Sitka & Engelmann) that seems to occur on the eastern slopes of British Columbia's coastal mountains,  particularly in the Kleanza watershed.  I've heard rumors of hybrid spruce species used as soundboard material over the years,  but this is the first example I've really had a chance to test thoroughly.  

    Add the immediacy of response that Cocobolo brings to the table,  the low/mid punch of a Modified X brace pattern,  the wide dynamic range of a 65' top radius ... and I would say we have all the bases covered ... almost!  The icing on this particular cake in my mind is the solid rosewood internal lining that is soooooo time consuming to install but yields such incredible detail & complexity in the overtone partials.  I love a solid note fundamental with a nice golden glow ... but then I want some FIREWORKS!  

    Did you notice in the specs below that this one has Adirondack spruce struts?  Like I said at the beginning ... the best materials optimized to execute at the very highest level!