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Lutz Wounds??? I better be careful cause I just got ten of them in the shop from Shane!

Funny,
nobody has mentioned Adi.
I have a koa (birds eye) and red spruce triple o in the hopper-it taps real nice-can't wait to hear it.

Koa with cedar is super. Also redwood if you want a bit more punch. Both top woods have qiuck uptake of string energy input, so they are ideal for fingerpicking, especially if you use bare fingertips. Also, consider Englemann spruce if you want a "white" faced instrument.
If you want to hear a cedar/koa, go to the Audio page on my website (http://www.mauelguitars.com/audio.htm) and listen to Duane Clark "Steady On" or one of the Doug Smith cuts (guitar used is listed next to the song title).
I'd post a photo, but the OLF site seems to be experiencing trouble with uploading photos at this time.

Hank Mauel39105.5001157407

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Hank Mauel

Sorry, didn't check the forum yesterday and see i missed some of yous.
Greg - thanks for trying with the pic - hope we get a
       chance to see your guitar when things are back up
       and running again
Robbie - want to thank you again for all your help and
        patience. If i ever get to the point of building
        a guitar that compares with one of yours, i'll be
        very happy. Will try and get some pics up when i
        can - looks pretty much the same as the last you
        saw it. Have tuned it up and very pleased with
        sound. Have a long way to go before considering
        myself a "luthier" but with folks like you and
        the good people here, just may have a shot at it.
j - thanks also for all your help. You guys did teach
    this old dog a bunch of new tricks - just hope i can
    keep adding to them. How's that Black Limba Bass
    coming along?
Hesh - thanks for your comparisons of the different woods
       very detailed, and gives me a good base line to
       start from. Took note of price comparisons of adi
       and lutz. Did have a chance to tap a lutz top that
       Robbie had in class, and even with my limited
       knowledge, there was a striking difference between
       it and the sitka tops most of us used. Oh - got
       your meaning fine - must be because i grew up out
       east of Flint so i get that Michigan accent
Brad - there were some other votes for adi, also had a
       chance to tap a classmate's adi top that was quite
       impressive. hope to see (and hear) your koa/adi
       when it's done - thanks and will check out your
       site!
Hank - nice website, beautiful guitars and the sound
       bites were very helpful - thanks much

You have all been very helpful. Got far more response than i expected and have much to think about and absorb.
At the speed i work, would take me years to fully explore
all these suggestions!
Thanks again.