The CSF1M, our compact folk guitar, features a solid sitka spruce top with newly-designed scalloped bracing and mahogany back and sides. Piezo pickup ensures solid plugged-in performance. The Yamaha CSF1M sports a beautiful Sitka Spruce top giving the intrument the clarity and resonance often associated with Yamaha Acoustics. The Mahogany Back and Sides help temper the high rnage with warmer mellower tones that will help settle the overall sound voer time. The newly developed scalloped bracing not only aids support but helps with projection making the CSF one of Yamahas bext sounding acoustics at the price range. The Rosewood fingerbaord is both repsonsive and resonant, rounding off the guitars premium features. The Yamaha CSF also has a passive Piezoelectric pickup mounted so you can plug into a PA or amplifer for greater sonic performace. This is an ideal guitar for begeinner looking to step up their game or seasoned guitarist looking to add a good quality acoustic to their set.