... And the poly finish is not thinner and it is a heck of a lot stronger and stiffer that nitro. ...
A bit OT, but are you sure about this? I definitely recall Bob writing somewhere that since their "robo-sprayer" of late (what, since early 2000s?), the factory fin is considerably
thinner than your standard hand-shot nitro, not to mention absolutely consistent across the entire surface of the guitar.
Now comes my pure anecdotal speculation: looking at my RTs and 2008 DN's tops, I can see very defined grain when looking at a shallow angle with good light; when I see old Martys and Gibbys, I see this same pronounced grain, leaving me to "think" (surmise?) that Taylor's fin is pretty dang thin, which is sonically a good thing. Not to mention I dented the top of my old GA7 down to the wood ...lol, apart from the exposed cedar that fin looked pretty thin to me. Again, all just observational, but I'm sure someone here has got a finish-thickness spec somewhweres...
(that's you, Michael, I'm a callin you out, man!
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Edward