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Bookemdano

Posts: 6
Joined: May 1 2012
From: Bristol

Hello - Hermanos Sanchis Lopez Content

Hey there,

I hope this is the right place to post this, but I just thought I would say a proper 'hello' as it were. Been lurking here for some time, but have not joined up - until now that is.
I have been playing electric guitar in various bands since I began learning at the age of twelve, so that's like round 20 odd years now - from school concerts at first up to small theatres and the like until not so long ago.
Well the time finally came when I thought I needed to give the ears a good rest from volume and rock and roll for a while after my last group disbanded, and having many Spanish friends plus having been to various bits of Spain over the years, I began to really get the Flamenco bug. I have various nice old valve amps and a few nice electrics from over the years, so after being left some money by a relative and from scrapping together some other cash, I thought it was high time I finally should get something to learn Flamenco on and treat myself. So I did a little research and played a few guitars, and finally settled on a Hermanos Sanchis Lopez 2F Blanca.

Sounds really cool - and the more I play it the more I love it.
I have been playing for a few months now and good god it's challenging - which I'm loving of course! My left hand from playing electric guitar for some time is good I think, but the right hand? I don't know how people do it! I am progressing well I think, so all is good.

I also used to set up and repair guitars for many years for a shop I used to work for, which has stood me in good stead, as I discovered when changing strings for the first time, after inspecting the bone saddle, there were what appeared to be pits/air holes in it. Also I found the nut way too low on the 'D' string (eg not adding to a rasping type quality, but to more an irritating buzz which was not occurring on the other strings), so I bought some nice quality dense water buffalo bone saddle and nut blanks, and with my files, nut files and feeler gauges, I made up a nice new nut a saddle for it.

I also gave the frets a good polish with some 0000 wire wool, and hey presto - she sounds even better! Nice balanced Blanca sound. Obviously no Barbero or Santos Hernandez etc, but she does me just fine for now. The tuners were great too, but just for fun I thought I would try some Rubners out on it to see what all the hype was about – cool tuners – very pleasing (as were the originals), but at tad more decorative, which I like also.

Anyhow, just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone’s insightful and great contributions on this forum – it’s really helped me fuel my passion as it were.
Here are some obligatory pics for the sake of it.

Cheers,
Dan

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 2 2012 0:49:24

TANúñez

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Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

RE: Hello - Hermanos Sanchis Lopez C... (in reply to Bookemdano)

Welcome Dan. The 2F is an excellent guitar to get you on your journey. You'll find this site to be very helpful.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 2 2012 1:54:53

Escribano

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Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: Hello - Hermanos Sanchis Lopez C... (in reply to Bookemdano)

Welcome Dan from just up the road in Bath.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 2 2012 8:12:06

beno

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Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary

RE: Hello - Hermanos Sanchis Lopez C... (in reply to Bookemdano)

Welcome Dan,
Hope You have a good time here!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 2 2012 21:03:59

Bookemdano

Posts: 6
Joined: May 1 2012
From: Bristol

RE: Hello - Hermanos Sanchis Lopez C... (in reply to Bookemdano)

Cheers all for the welcome!

@Tom - cheers - I particularly enjoyed your thread on your Santos style build (if I remember correctly?) - looks great - hows she sounding?

@Escribano - Yes Bath is literally just up the road as it were - I used to work there a few years ago also - it's a shame we don't seem to be many Flamenco related type shops around our areas (unless there are some I am unaware of?). I have have been to The Spanish guitar Centre in Bristol a few times for a few things and the chap there (Chris -nice guy) is always very helpful and keen to part freely with useful knowledge.

Most related stuff I buy is online it seems. Tried the Alabastro white strings recently due to a thread here and concur - very thin in guage (is this more traditional?) and the basses were dead after like two days - £12 too ouch! Couldn't wait to get them off. Trebles seemed quite plasticy almost too - not for me.

I have been trying various strings over the last few months - Royal classics ergh! La Bella reds I liked - nice and bright, but once again, quite thin in gauge on the trebles.

I enjoyed the white packet classic D'addario (rectified nylon) and quite liked the roughness of the trebles.

I Strarted off with Luthier 20s which I like, but a tiny bit baggy, so am now really enjoying the 30's. Many people seem not to big on the Luithers, but horses for course and all that.

@beno - cheers - its certainly a place much like a fountain of knowledge I am gald to have discovered!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 2 2012 23:19:55