It's bouncing baby guitar. I played all the baby's, including the Big Baby. I began with the all sapele baby, and then the spruce-topped sapele baby. Then I played the rosewood-veneer Baby, followed by the maple-veneer Baby, then koa-veneer Baby, and finally, bubinga-veneer Baby (all with solid spruce tops).

And the winner was: The rosewood Baby!.

There was a remarkable difference in tone and volume between the babys. The widest difference was between the maple-veneer and the rosewood; next the mahogany, next the koa, and least (to our ears) the bubinga. The bubinga was close in tone, though it's volume was significantly less, but it was the most fun to pronounce. The rosewood baby I chose (among the six rosewoods I played!) ALMOST sounds like a full size rosewood veneer guitar. The bass range is less, but the midrange and treble are truly close (to our ears). It's a remarkable piece of work. I haven't thought of a name for it yet. Any ideas?

I you're interested in buying one, a dealer like The Washington Music Center, in Wheaton, MD, where they have literally a hundred babys to choose from, is ideal. There were small, but recognizable (IMHOP) differences in tone and volume and playability within the rosewood model type.

regards, Fortunato