Great guitar & that Flamed Mahogany comes from one of those "famous log" finds. I like reading about The Tree, or The Lucky Strike tree, etc.. There was a good story in the "ASIA" Guitar Maker Magazine about this log. This guitar is really responsive to how much body contact you have when you play it. I don't think I have ever played a guitar that can have such tone variability based on how hard it rests on my gut.