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Anyone have an opinion on retops? I'm looking at a '57 D-28 that was sent back to Martin and got a new top & herringbone added many years ago. I'm not sure exactly when, but long enough ago that...

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One issue of course is the quality of the top. It's entirely possible that a quality retop with red spruce, scalloped braces, and (most of all) a skilled luthier, could make a 57 D-28 sound better...

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I will check the braces, etc. but only one has actually been replaced - the rest are original braces. I don't know about the bridgeplate but that should be easy to check. My recollection is that the...

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