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Guitar labels. When is a date not a date ?
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flybynight
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I went up to Ricardo Sanchis/Lopez taller in Valencia yesterday to try out padre & hermanos cipres. One thing that surprised me was that the two guitars had dates of 2008 and 2009 on them, even though they are 'new'. David explained (I hope I got this right.. my spanish isn't perfect..) that the date doesn't signify the date the guitar was finished - just the date when the label was put on that portion of the guitar and signed. But he said that both guitars were definitely 'finished' this year. Is this a common thing to do ? Does it sometimes take more than a year to build a complete guitar - are the woods such that you might need to wait to find matching woods ? If it came to me reselling the guitar, could I say that "it says 2008, but I bought it new in 2010 - it was new, honest.", and expect to be believed ? I know this is academic for choosing the guitar ... all that matters is the sound, intonation, etc. Also the woods used to make the guitar have been lying around for years, so the actual 'date on the label' of the guitar is a bit meaningless anyway ? But then again, might an accurate date help an expert know that, just like wines.. luthier's have vintages, when their experimentations hit the nail on the head, and so guitars between dates x and y tended to be good/bad ones etc?
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