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tijeretamiel

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I can't quite believe this...

Apologies for posting another AG post, but I came across this in a video and couldn't quite believe what I saw

Which comes from here
and can be seen at 4.38

and the guitar can be found here
http://andalusianguitars.com/MB1948-7-spruce-amarellob-amarellof-maple-orange-1.html

Just over 10,000 Euros.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 17:46:52

flamencositar

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

The good professor has a ton of these videos. I love them because they are funny as sh&*&*!! I also like how his approach has evolved from out right saying that non-Andalusian guitars are ****e, to implying every other luthier knows not the secrets that the great professor and his ninja luthier know.

Search the foro, there exists a litany of threads on this mad genius.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 18:25:39

SephardRick

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

When I see this much filing on the nut, I have to question why? Must be a way of adjusting intonation on a instrument of questionable quality.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 18:48:55

rojarosguitar

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to SephardRick)

He's not the only one to make this kind of nut slots. When well done the can function very well and allow for smooth tuning. But it's easy to make the slots too wide and that would make it disfunctional.

Well, he's the Master Shredder of the flamenco ninjas ... or so ...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 19:41:24

Leñador

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

Por que ese guey es chilango como sus guitarras! lol

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 19:44:27

Anders Eliasson

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

Noooooooo, not another AG thread and especially not in the lutherie section. Go somewhere else with this. PLEASE.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 19:44:36

tijeretamiel

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson

Noooooooo, not another AG thread and especially not in the lutherie section. Go somewhere else with this. PLEASE.

Sorry Anders.

I just couldn't believe seeing such a poorly cut nut that isn't wide enough, the slot seems too big on one side, the spacing seems uneven. Then the gaps between the nut and the fretboard.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 19:52:35

el carbonero

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

the guitar is as ugly as the shirt

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 20:03:24

Sr. Martins

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

That fretboard could host 7 strings :D

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2014 20:39:53

constructordeguitarras

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RE: I can't quite believe this... (in reply to tijeretamiel)

One of the nice things about ebony and rosewood fretboards is that they are very stable; they are also wear resistant. Maple, on the other hand, is very subject to change with changes in humidity. I don't know about the other woods he mentions.

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