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Old 05-22-2008, 05:15 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Plain or Plus top?

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Originally Posted by noisemaker View Post
thats not much of a difference... its mostly look
plus = got kind of lines in the wood (cant remember what its called right now)
plain = the name explains it self
It is my understanding that they refer to the lines in a plus top as flamed. There is even a grading system as to how well the two sides of the flames line up. On Epis this is a maple veneer. Plain is just that, a plain maple wood grain, no lines.
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