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Polyurethane, is sprayed on lightly at first then dried and sanded between coats with 800 to 1000 grit sandpaper then buffed to a shine.Older Guitars used a nitrocelluose coating that in vintage guitars sometimes cracked and yellowed with age.

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It's not a type of finish, it refers to the type of wood used on the top of the guitar, it looks very appealing and is normally found on higher quality guitars, a Google image search of 'quilted maple guitar' will show you exactly how it looks, it's quite beautiful

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