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Is Manuel Reyes Sr. overrated?
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Richard Jernigan
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From: Austin, Texas USA
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RE: Is Manuel Reyes Sr. overrated? (in reply to Morante)
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I've told part of this story here before, but maybe not the last part. I bought my first guitar at age 19 in Paracho, for 300 pesos ($24 at the time). Ramon Zalapa, the dealer, also sold office furniture and paint. He said he had a factory where ten men made guitars. I picked out the loudest of the ten or so he had in the shop. Of course I knew nothing at all about guitars, but being a 19 year old twit I had to say something, so I told him the guitar was great. He pushed back his straw hat, grinned widely flashing a gold tooth, and said, "Pues, todos no salen igual." Forty-four years later, discussing over the telephone a collector's item classical, made by one of the most famous luthiers of the 20th century, I told the Paracho story to the dealer, who had an extensive inventory of very expensive instruments. He had also had a European career as a concert artist and professor. The dealer roared with laughter for quite a long time. In the event, I bought the guitar, after having it on trial for ten days. When I first played it, I thought something was wrong with it. It seemed both weak and tinny. Then I began to figure out how to play it, and it started to sound better. I was curious, and I knew I could flip it to Japan at a profit. The dealer said it hadn't been played for years. In the end I learned better how to play it, and I think it opened up. Now it's one of the best classical guitars I have ever played--for me, but maybe not for someone else. RNJ
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Date Nov. 15 2016 15:45:24
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tk
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RE: Is Manuel Reyes Sr. overrated? (in reply to Echi)
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Hi Echi, The short answer is "No", it is not overrated. Just my opinion. But then again, it is a very subjective matter and as you saw in the responses, you are going to get various answers. If I were you, I would divide the question into 2 parts: Overrated by price? Overrated by quality of sound? I read here that the price is high because supply is limited. I can name a lot of guitars with limited supply but the prices are not as high as a Reyes. Take, Gerundino for example, great guitars if it is from the 70s, but they go for $11K to $12K max not like Reyes prices. The price is there because people are willing to pay that much for it. Try to command that price for an old faustino (which is also a limited supply). The thing with Reyes, I find, is that it has unique attributes that other guitars don't carry. Because of its sweet lyrical trebles, you can very easily justify to play a classical piece on it. I have owned several of them and compared to many many other condes, devoes, Gerundinos etc....(I am surrounded by guitar dealers here in California, so I can drive and play as many as I can). In my opinion, the Reyes sound stands out. Again, just an opinion. Hope this helps. TK
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