D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca

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kozz

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From: Eindhoven NL

D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca

This month I am going for another guitar, trading my HSL F03. I had my mind set to a Manuel Adalid but now I found something else, a D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca.

Anyone ever heard about this builder?

Varnish : French Polish
Year : 2008
Country : Spain
Nut Width : 53
Neck Thickness 10th fret : 22
Scale length : 656
Back and sides : Spanish Royal Cypress
Fretboard : Ebony
Top : German Spruce
Tuners : Pegs
Price: 1900 euro's

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 27 2010 1:15:35

Estevan

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From: Torontolucía

RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to kozz)

I guess you saw the video on La Sonanta's site.
There's a story here:

German Torres

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 27 2010 1:49:53

kozz

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RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to Estevan)

quote:

I guess you saw the video on La Sonanta's site.

Thanks for the link!
I saw the video indeed, he seems to be a nice person...

I got an answer from La Sonanta and in short: spanish handmade guitar, with a good price/quality. He doesn't seem to be very known internationally.
More or like our Mexican fellow luthiers, FN and SC.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 27 2010 2:26:45

Estevan

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RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to kozz)

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He doesn't seem to be very known internationally.

But he said he sells at least half his guitars to foreigners. (He mentioned Finland - maybe he's famous there

) The few seconds of music at the end of the film sound good.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 27 2010 13:09:05

kozz

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RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to Estevan)

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But he said he sells at least half his guitars to foreigners. (He mentioned Finland - maybe he's famous there ) The few seconds of music at the end of the film sound good.

Indeed, I am curious about it!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 27 2010 16:10:39

kozz

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RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to kozz)

Choice has been made and its the FN Reyes model. It sounded sweeter as the Torres, although the torres is a nice one too.

Its nice to have to woman around

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 16 2010 7:50:11

Markus3

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RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to kozz)

Francisco Navarro Reyes huh nice, how much did you pay for it? So let me get this right it is called a reyes model because it is made structurally similar both internally and externally and this includes the headstock to a Manuel Reyes guitar? Sorry to ask but i just wanted to make shure.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 16 2010 18:57:05

kozz

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From: Eindhoven NL

RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to Markus3)

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So let me get this right it is called a reyes model because it is made structurally similar both internally and externally and this includes the headstock to a Manuel Reyes guitar? Sorry to ask but i just wanted to make shure.

To be honest, I dont know, just liked it above the German Torres guitar, sadly enough though, because it costed extra

FN seems to have a good approach towards the Reyes models, you can read more about it overhere:
http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=144958&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

Perhaps one advise,....get the word Reyes out of your head and open your heart and mind to really listen to other guitars.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 17 2010 6:00:30

aleksi

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From: Helsinki, Finland

RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to kozz)

Hi kozz,
you buying guitar every month now?

concratulations amigo.
I remember that you got a navarro concert model quite resently.
I have bit of a guitar fever and Im considering the navarro reyes model.
Are the setup and the feel same in your navarros? I have the student model and the feel is really good so Im wondering does he make the top models with same body shape and neck angle etc. I cannot try the guitar before buying so it would be luckyjump again.
Oh, and hows the sound comparing to your concert model?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 17 2010 6:47:35

kozz

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From: Eindhoven NL

RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008... (in reply to aleksi)

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Hi kozz,
you buying guitar every month now? concratulations amigo.
I remember that you got a navarro concert model quite resently.
I have bit of a guitar fever and Im considering the navarro reyes model.
Are the setup and the feel same in your navarros? I have the student model and the feel is really good so Im wondering does he make the top models with same body shape and neck angle etc. I cannot try the guitar before buying so it would be luckyjump again.
Oh, and hows the sound comparing to your concert model?

LOL

The last guitar I bought was the HSL-F03 negra, but I did not like it anymore. Luckily at La Sonanta it was no problem to return it.
The concert model I have 3/4 of a year I believe....very mature dry sound.

To be honest about the Reyes, I've played it for a few minutes and had to stop because of the backproblems, but it felt nice. Even with the concert model I have to find my correct posture and feel, so its a matter of adjustment over time.

About the shape etc. I believe Tom Blackshear wrote a post about it.

The sound is exactly the reason why I wanted to change the F03. The Reyes model is real sweet sounding, whilst the Concert model is more "macho", or whatever it is called.
The reason I had bought the F03 was because, with my little knowledge, that I thought negras per definition should sound sweeter, but I was wrong (again

)

The price-quality comparision is amazing I think.

From what I heard is that FN has a few employees now doin some preperation, and perhaps completely building the student models.
It has to be something like that, because it takes one month longer to order a FN due to the enormous ask for his guitars.

In my opinion you can't go wrong, with the Reyes model.
Isn't GJ also playin this model?

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