LOVEAGOODUKE
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I,m interested as to what members feel about spruce and maple in a tenor would do for the sound.Would it be bright or will it depend on the luthier?
It will depend on the luthier, but generally, spruce and maple make for a fairly bright, guitar-like sound, near the other end of the tonal spectrum from mahogany (mostly due to the spruce top).
Personally, Rick Turner makes the best all Maple Tenor I've heard (which is exactly why I was not thrilled that MGM had me make one, thinline no less - no pressure there. . . )
Has to be well made, but even then maple can be brash and jangly in combination with spruce.