Ned, everywhere there is a screw that is holding much, like the frames, I installed a hardwood dowel, and put the screw into that. And the balsa was an experiment because a well known Australian builder I've become friends used to build his whole accordions with it, and now uses some kind of marine structural foam, and said how it improved sound. Just had to see. And biggest problem I see is if someone goes to work on a reed and doesn't know it's balsa may mess it up. But one just like this could be made with regular blocks.

Peer, I would say that probably every builder has made some form of a Sterling copy, if the only prerequisite is painted black. Marc is making those commemorative series, and I know Randy has. Really the only thing mine is like the Sterling on is the paint. Different hardware, different base holes, different frame profile. One partial similarity is this is not a manufactured plywood faceplate, I made it myself using mainly the same spruce.

Billy Box, no thumb groove. Won't put that unless someone specifically asks for it.

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