Re: fretless acoustic

I'm really close to choosing an acoustic guitar to convert to fretless
(contemplating a new Martin OM-15), I have a good luthier friend who will
de-fret and epoxy the fingerboard. Has any one on list done this to one of
the 15 series Martins, if so, how were the results? Were you happy with the
tone? My minor concern with that guitar is that the tone of all mahogany is
on the bright side, I'm wondering whether this would be advantageous or a
detriment to the fretless guitar?

Thanks,

Seth

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old, and the fact that animals as wildly divergent as whales, humans and
birds come out with similar laws for what they compose suggests to me that
there are a finite number of musical sounds that will entertain the
vertebrate brain."

Roger Payne, president of Ocean Alliance

Seth Austen wrote:
>
> I'm really close to choosing an acoustic guitar to convert to fretless
> (contemplating a new Martin OM-15), I have a good luthier friend who will
> de-fret and epoxy the fingerboard. Has any one on list done this to one of
> the 15 series Martins, if so, how were the results? Were you happy with the
> tone? My minor concern with that guitar is that the tone of all mahogany is
> on the bright side, I'm wondering whether this would be advantageous or a
> detriment to the fretless guitar?

Probably a plus.

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