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Uncatalogued Torres
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ernandez R
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From: Alaska USA
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 RE: Uncatalogued Torres (in reply to johnguitar)
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I guess the five hundred dollar question is what is she worth if proven to not be genuine? Who might have built her and why? I wonder if other possessors of real Torres guitars are reexamining, or not.
I saw your first post on the Delcamp and looked at your blog photos, I check your bob every few weeks anyway, couple questions:
-Noticed the back seam doubler grain is parallel to the back and wondered if that was the norm back then or was it somthing Torres did or did not?
-noticed in the headstock the inside tuner berral on the 4th/D string appeared to have a large bushing and it seemed some major repairing has been done? I also got the idea it she might have been a peg head by just looking at her but nothing more then a hunch.
One other observation, seems the top is not origanal, or at least a rather fresh sanding/scraping and shellac? It just looks too new.
That's my two cents anyway, I'm just a couple years into this luthiery adventure so take my internet observations for what they are worth.
HR
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I prefer my flamenco guitar spicy,
doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.
www.instagram.com/threeriversguitars
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Date Apr. 13 2021 22:02:23
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ernandez R
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From: Alaska USA
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RE: Uncatalogued Torres (in reply to johnguitar)
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Ok, couple,other things after going back and watching the bore scope vid.
The tentalones over the lateral braces seem incongruent, would need to compare to a known Torres
Pencil marks in places they are not needed, agian one would need to compair with a know Torres
Inside patina doesn't seem to be old enough?
The linings do apear to be exactly as I've seen in other Torres. I've trip to replicate them, and mostly failed, so I have become intamate with their look.
Funny, I'm a retired airplane mechanic, many lives counted on my ability to inspect and detect issues before they became a safty of flight problem. Been retired for a few years but I felt my Inpectors Autherization hat tugging at my forehead as I squinted into the details...
HR
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I prefer my flamenco guitar spicy,
doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.
www.instagram.com/threeriversguitars
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Date Apr. 13 2021 22:13:09
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