Again thanking everyone for the help and tips, saved me some time and improved my experience with the DM.

It is a few weeks on into playing it and I yesterday managed to slip back into rag fingerpicking, Candyman. I did not expect to complete the tune but sorta happened - capoed up to F3 for the easy singing, some kids that were hanging around. Used a plastic thumb pick and bare fingers, oddly I can't seem to revive my thumb to it's old self. Used rarely have to use a thumbpick!

The box is settling down and opening up some new sounds as it gets played in. Lovely aroma when fingerpicked - strange I never noticed before but sure enough when picked it seems not to respond in the same way. Guess sounding several strings in specific order causes internal rhythms in the structure and that is what is making the wood respond.

The Martin Extralights felt great and I seem to fly through the harder bits of the picking. This box feels very easy when capoed. Noticed the sound thins out in the treble side up the neck with bare fingers. Probably strings, if so I can soon go back to the original set.

Will trade up on the bridge and saddle as suggested. Can't hurt it surely will help soften and refine the notes.