“We use the term ‘book match’ frequently in the guitar trade. People often ask: What does ‘book match’ mean? The images on the left are of a board that I have sawn in half along its edge. The adjacent cuts are opened like the pages of a book to make a guitar back. This process creates the symmetry that is so attractive in a good guitar. The first picture is of a rosewood board approximately 1” thick. In the second picture, the board has been sawn to create two matched backs.”
– Marty Lanham
