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    KNIGHTS OF THE ACOUSTIC ROUND TABLE

    Sep 18, 2020 6 minutes
    BY DAVID MEAD, JAMIE DICKSON & DAVE BURRLUCK

    ANDY PO WERS

    Master luthier and designer for Taylor Guitars www.taylorguitars.com

    ALIST ER ATKIN

    Chief craftsman and founder at Atkin Guitars www.atkinguitars.com

    GEORG E L OWDEN

    Founder and design head at Lowden Guitars www.lowdenguitars.com

    CIARAN M cNALLY

    Master craftsman and luthier at McNally Guitars www.mcnallyguitars.com

    ALEX BI SHOP

    Luthier and designer at Alex Bishop Guitars www.alexbishopguitars.com

    For this section on that much-asked question of where great tone lies in an acoustic guitar, we cast our net far and wide to assemble some of the finest luthiers. The knights of our virtual round-table discussion are Andy Powers, George Lowden, Alex Bishop, Alister Atkin and Ciaran McNally, and the first thing we turned our attention to was the myth that a smaller-bodied instrument offers a lower output in terms of volume than its larger cousins…

    “If I wanted the response to feel faster, I’d go to a smaller-bodied guitar because the smaller top will respond more quickly. Something like [Taylor’s] 912ce Builder’s Edition feels like driving a sports car; it’s so fast

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