I bought my pinless, mahogany Taylor 410 in 1991. I had never heard of Taylor, and was looking to buy a Martin. After comparing the 410 with comparably priced guitars, I fell in love immediately. It's been a work horse guitar and many people are amazed at the sound. I recently had my frets re-crowned, and changed out the tusque for a bone saddle. I play regularly in my church, and in a Celtic band. When I first played the guitar at the shop, the clerk commented that I really didn't play well enough for this guitar. Needless to say, I've improved a bit over the last twenty years or so!