interior patch on upper bout?

[pastorharry]

My OM-03SP has a curious dark,(wood?), patch in the interior on the upper bout bass side which I just noticed. Is this commonplace practice from the factory? It does not look like it is a repair, there are no cracks and the guitar came to me in mint condition from Gryphon.It's done so perfectly it appears to be original to the instrument....anybody??

[tadol]

Reinforcement where they might install electronics - it's easier and cheaper to put them in all the bodies than to keep track of which ones have it and which don't. I even had a guitar that had the patch installed for installation of electronics for a lefty, but the guitar was finished a righty -

Could always cut a soundport in there -

PS - its "fabric", not wood -

[pastorharry]

Well that explains it alright, and thanks!
P.S. don't do electronics or soundports-just an old fashioned dude

[Dr. LJ]

I was a bit surprised to see the patch in my OM-60, too, but figured out what it was and then found quite a few posts about it.  Guess it surprises a lot of people at first.

LJ

[jimmyb]

Ah, the patch. My former P-09 had one (on the wrong side as I am a lefty!). My new P-05 has NO patch, so go figure.

Jimmy

[hatofthecat]

 

...some of us are still in therapy from this topic from the last time it reared its head...... 

Pete

[pastorharry]

...some of us are still in therapy from this topic from the last time it reared its head...... 

Pete

Maybe we should institute a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.....

[OutWithTheBlue]

^ haha. good idea....

ya I have one of these in my OO, and let me tell you...if electronics were cut into the wood of this guitar 1) i wouldn't of bought it and 2) it would have been a travesty.