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What is your string of choice and why?
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Paul Magnussen
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 RE: What is your string of choice an... (in reply to trivium91)
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My index nail tends to grow curled in so it really grabs the strings and can even get caught and slow me down.
The solution to this is easy, but almost nobody seems to know it. I owe my knowledge to an article by the late Peter Sensier, in the old B.M.G. magazine. My nails are very hooked indeed, but, using this method I have had no problem for 50+ years. Unfortunately, it is easier to demonstrate than describe.
Hold your hand horizontally, palm down. Then the usual way to hold the file is vertically. But instead, hold the file horizontally, so that it's parallel to your hand. The basic idea is to file your nails this way, from underneath; then the resulting cross-section must be flat, because the nail-file is flat.
There are a few wrinkles:
1) You will need to tilt the file towards you a bit, i.e. about 15º towards the conventional position.
2) You will also need (if you play off the left side of your nails, as most people do, Presti/Lagoya excepted) to tilt your hand to the left a bit, so that nails are shorter on the left side than the right.
3) When finished, round off the nails with the file in the conventional position to remove the resulting knife-edge.
4) Be careful not to cut the quick of your nails with the file — and especially, don't use an emery-board!
Hope this helps.
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Date Feb. 2 2022 18:36:28
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BarkellWH
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RE: What is your string of choice an... (in reply to trivium91)
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Because their documentation says it was, than i can only assume it goes through quality control in the US. In fact, their whole Iberia line which is marketed at beginner to intermediate is hand made in China.
It takes a huge leap of faith to believe these guitars are "hand made in China" (as opposed to factory made) because "their documentation says it was." As for quality control, the primary point of quality control would be at the place where they are manufactured in China, not in the U.S. That they are labeled "hand made" is more than likely a marketing ploy to appeal to buyers who can flaunt their guitars as being "hand made," which adds an "artisanal" touch to their instrument.
I'm not criticizing the guitar for not being hand made (if it indeed is not). It may very well be--probably is--a very nice guitar. I would be very careful, however, in pushing the idea that it is hand made because the Chinese documentation says it is.
Bill
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With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
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Date Feb. 9 2022 14:03:58
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trivium91
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RE: What is your string of choice an... (in reply to BarkellWH)
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Well i paid $900 for the guitar, that does not prove it was hand made, but i would certainly hope its hand made so i have to trust that cordoba is telling me the truth. To be clear, this is not chinese documentation, Cordoba is an American company that outsources guitars to both spain and china. Their entire Iberia line is supposedly hand made in China, the more expensive lines are hand made in spain.
I also get the feeling that the guitar is hand made, just looking at the inlays and the details. Curious though, what would make you think that the manufacturer is lying?
This really shouldn't come as as surprise that it is hand made, i've read most guitars are, except for the Yamaha C40 type guitars. I dont think there is enough demand for flamenco guitars to warrant creating an entire assembly line, this could be likely why entry level flamenco guitars cost alot more than classical guitars.
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Date Feb. 9 2022 16:28:37
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: What is your string of choice an... (in reply to trivium91)
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Well i paid $900 for the guitar, that does not prove it was hand made, but i would certainly hope its hand made so i have to trust that cordoba is telling me the truth. To be clear, this is not chinese documentation, Cordoba is an American company that outsources guitars to both spain and china. Their entire Iberia line is supposedly hand made in China, the more expensive lines are hand made in spain.
I also get the feeling that the guitar is hand made, just looking at the inlays and the details. Curious though, what would make you think that the manufacturer is lying?
I am well aware that Cordoba is an American company, but its claim that its guitars are "hand made" is based on the Chinese manufacturer's claim, which no doubt follows Cordoba's specifications. The term "hand made" is used because it evokes an artisan-luthier's approach to luthiery rather than what is more likely, i.e., a modified assembly line production mode.
Do not be misled by thinking that I am stating hands haven't touched it in its manufacture. Clearly they have, and that is why Cordoba, in the strictest sense, is not lying. But that is not the meaning of "hand made" in its truest sense.
That you enjoy the guitar, however, is what counts.
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date Feb. 9 2022 17:49:22
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