The Sweet Smell Of Avalon

[JB]

The rosewood oil from the back and sides can have a strong, sometimes "perfumy" aroma ... and I can confirm that no dolphins were harmed or endangered in the making of any of our guitars

[Ponyboy-Fission]

Funny you should mention the sweet smell. I always have to pause for a moment everytime I open my case and smell the wonderful cedar from my Avalon. Forget about stopping to smell the roses, stop and smell the Avalons!

[Son of Thunder]

Tell them to stop sniffing around your Avalon and go get their own!

[Dattan]

I have a Martin as well, but my girlfriend, who have problems with allergy, can't be too close to it without getting her eyes red. Same thing with Christmas trees by the way. (Which should bring some interesting discussions about a month from now...) But around my Avalon spruce top, on the other hand, she don't feel a thing.

Is that a sign, or what...?

[Jimbo]

What's your martin made of? I'd have thought it was the spruce if she has problems with christmas trees, and yet...

[Dattan]

Hi Jimbo!
Yes, I have been wondering too, since the Martin is a spruce/rosewood combo, just as the Avalon. The Martin smells a lot stronger though, and more of spruce than the Avalon, which swells sweeter and, well, just better... I don't know if it's the glue, or something with the process of manufucture, or what it is, but there is a significant difference none the less. And all in favor to my Avalon...

[Jimbo]

Maybe the wood used for the martin was seasoned for less time than the avalon, meaning it's still got a bit of the sap in there.

It's a mystery!