Squeak my have touched on something that has validity. Japanese saxes and guitars reached a point of perfection in the eighties that resulted a lost of warmth.(Character) (Jazz Guitars) You need some imperfections to create a warm tone. I don’t want to get to technical because I usually get lost in what I’m saying, but the overtones that are needed in an instrument to produce that nice warm sound can destroyed with perfection.

John C.