I have no idea if my Gibson’s are Mahogany or Maple. They both have a distinctive sound. You seem to be very well schooled in the technical comings and goings. I knew Maybelle Carter played a Gibson, along with Dylan, Woodie Guthrie. I love to watch Doc Watson play. I always thought Hank W. played one as well. I also have been slam banging around for over 40 years. My passion is acoustic old fashioned country and folk stuff. I admit that I paid on the high side for some of my stuff, but, what the heck. I play every day. I am primarily self taught, but, have taken some lessons over the years. I know what I want to play. I can hear the stuff in my head. the challenge is creating the sound. I saw David Bromberg last week. He is one of my all time favorite guitar players. I live 10 miles from the site of the Woodstock Festival that took place in NYS in 1969. www.bethelwoodscenter.org
I have the opportunity to see some good stuff once in a while. Maybe before I die I will be a half decent guitar picker. The fretboard is the ultimate jigsaw puzzle. Give me a shout if you ever pass through.
Both Hummingbirds and Southern Jumbos have mahogany backs and sides.
Both Hummingbirds and Southern Jumbos have mahogany backs and sides.
Hank Williams occasionally played a Southern Jumbo. The guitar that’s considered “Hank’s Guitar” is the Martin D-28. Neil Young owns and still plays Hank’s 1941 D-28. Hank also played a 1947 Martin D-18, and pre-war Martin D-45 that now belongs to Marty Stuart, having passed through the hands of Tut Taylor, Hank Jr., George Gruhn, and Johnny Cash (who traded a pair of Civil War pistols for it) before ending up as Marty’s, ostensibly as a wedding present when Marty married Cash’s daughter, Cindy.