Dowina pure is phenomenal in a matter that words cannot make it justice. I'll give you the reasons you shouldn't look at any other guitar unless your budget is at least over double the price of this model.
1) Very rich & coplex overtones while maintaining its tonal focus.
2) Amazing projection. It's not just a loud guitar, it amplifies very sensitively the sound. Even the most delicate touch on strings has resonance. My hammer-ons & pull-offs have the same volume as if I plucked the string, without effort. I haven't played a guitar like this before.
3) Perfect amount of sustain. Some premium quality guitars have extremely long sustain, which makes the sound very big, bad it needs great precision and attention to not sound muddy, making clean playing a challenge, especially for fingerstyle players. That's not the case with Dowina Pure, it has the perfect balance between clarity & richness
4) Very balanced sound. The tonal quality of sound is almost identical across the whole range of the guitar (except the top 6 frets on each string but I think it's almost inevitable)
5) Deep & robust sounding percussive elements on the instrument that have great balance on sound & projection with string's sound
6) Attention to detail is custom shop qulity. Quality of wood, finish, polishing of frets, intonation of the fretboard, literally there is not a single aspect of the guitar I got that has a single flaw.
7) Richards guitars set-up the instrument to perfection. Most of the times that I play or buy online an instrument I need to adjust the nut or saddle because of High action or string buzz. This is he first time I played a guitar which was set straight to perfection.
I'm so impressed with this guitar so much that I wonder how much better a master build of Dowina can be.
Last but not least, customer service is very important and you must take it in serious consideration. I was looking to some OMs as well on the shop, but I talked with Jon through live chat and explained me that OMs will not deliver the volume I need from the percussive elements of my playing as a fingerstyle player, and I should look at Grand Auditorium guitars, making a few suggestions including this model. Even if you see somewhere else a guitar that you like more on the first glance, or cheaper than it is at Richards guitars, you're most likely to buy a guitar from Richard's that you'll enjoy much more, because of his customer service and commitment to sell you the guitar that'll fulifll your needs 100%