Yesterday I decided to change the strings on my E1OM (Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze...which sound pretty dang good, FWIW). While they were off, I figured I'd try my Bertram skills and see what the bracing looked like. My camera prowess isn't on his level, but I did find a couple interesting things:
Just inside the sound hole, I noticed what appears to be mold:
![[Image: 2PgWQd1.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/2PgWQd1.jpg)
The bridge plate appears to be sapele/mahogay as opposed to the usual maple. Not too concerned about this, as its a hardwood, but I figure it's another way they can cut some cost on this model. The interior isn't quite as clean as what we're used to seeing, but again that doesn’t concern me too much.![[Image: rsjp2Pg.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/rsjp2Pg.jpg)
I'm not too concerned about either, the guitar sounds amazing...but I did figure it was curious. Anyone else see anything like this on their Easties?
Just inside the sound hole, I noticed what appears to be mold:
The bridge plate appears to be sapele/mahogay as opposed to the usual maple. Not too concerned about this, as its a hardwood, but I figure it's another way they can cut some cost on this model. The interior isn't quite as clean as what we're used to seeing, but again that doesn’t concern me too much.
I'm not too concerned about either, the guitar sounds amazing...but I did figure it was curious. Anyone else see anything like this on their Easties?
