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Originally Posted by cantdrv55
Not going to Honolulu any time soon unfortunately so I'll have to settle checking out a few at Guitar Center. This is my Fathers Day gift for myself. Thanks everyone for your input!
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Good plan.
You may also want to check out what other music stores are in the area.
Be sure to check out their room with not new offerings, there is potential to be something really nice in there.
With wood instruments trees are different as climate changes and other conditions change.
Each piece will not be completely the same even from the same era.
A more expensive instrument when new will have spent more time on getting all things right. They will be more consistent one to another.
This does not mean a less expensive instrument will be worse, if similar wood and wood treatment is used there will be outliers that are bad, outliers that are great, and those in the middle.
This is why I consider it important to hold and play what you will be buying, it needs to resonate with you. This isn't a difference that is easy to figure out solely from online advice.