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a_arnold

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library of Headstock designs now ava...

Ed Guerin has posted a useful collection of headstock designs at

http://www.drguerin.de/flamenco/heads/

the password and UID are "flamenco" and "flamenco"

Useful for learning to identify guitars from a distance without seeing the labels.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 28 2009 18:33:37

kovachian

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From: Americanistan

RE: library of Headstock designs now... (in reply to a_arnold)

Great work! As many headstocks as there are shown, there must be tons and tons that aren't. I can think of a few luthiers right off the top of my head, I'll see what I can dig up.

By the way this is limited to luthier guitars, correct? No Yamaha/Cordoba/etc stuff allowed?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 28 2009 19:39:21

aleksi

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From: Helsinki, Finland

RE: library of Headstock designs now... (in reply to a_arnold)

Thank you very much. Very enjoyable collection.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2009 8:32:30

a_arnold

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RE: library of Headstock designs now... (in reply to kovachian)

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By the way this is limited to luthier guitars, correct? No Yamaha/Cordoba/etc stuff allowed?

Thanks, kovachian. I included a few factory guitars. No reason not to include everything. My original purpose was simply to learn to recognize guitars from their headstocks. I'm mostly interested in luthier-made guitars, so that formed the bulk of the photos I got, but I'd like to be able to recognize them all.

I any case, I'm not going to set any rules as to what people can add. I'd suggest that people try to include the date and if possible the model -- I'm beginning to learn that a few luthiers use different headstocks for student models vs concert grade, and some changed their design over time (modern Ramirez are a cheesy imitation of the older ones). Conde media-luna shapes seem to show variation that give hints as to which luthier in their shop made the guitar, even though they all have the same basic pattern. It would be handy to have representatives of headstocks cut by different brothers.

But no rules. Let's just build a library.

And lets thank Ed Guerian for hosting it! Three cheers . . .

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 29 2009 17:23:36

Jim Opfer

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Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

RE: library of Headstock designs now... (in reply to a_arnold)

Great work but one item:
http://www.drguerin.de/flamenco/heads/pages/ManuelReyes2003.htm

Reyes on St Patrick's day?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 30 2009 6:25:58

Doitsujin

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RE: library of Headstock designs now... (in reply to a_arnold)

Are Barba(er?) and Carpio missing?

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a_arnold

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RE: library of Headstock designs now... (in reply to Doitsujin)

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Are Barba(er?) and Carpio missing?

Now that you mention it . . .

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 30 2009 14:10:23