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RE: PdL Guitars (in reply to Billyboy)
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Hola Dave I tried the whole range at the Feria de Flamenco in Sevilla a couple of years ago: you have said it all: very ordinary and way over priced for the quality. I imagine that Paco picked an extraordinary example for his own recording. Suerte Sean
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Date Feb. 9 2004 14:28:27
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Jerzy
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RE: PdL Guitars (in reply to Ron.M)
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Hi Everybody: Well, this is the never ending story about the PDL guitar, but I'll jump in: My guitar is already two years with me, and as Michel points is a very fast guitar. What I would coment, friends of mine liked it-they play flamenco for living, one of them had a chance to play with Serranito in a concert a couple of years ago- and he liked it very much. One of the things some one has to bear in mind is that a truly new-never played guitar doesn't sounds like any one's rather played guitar. Opening up deserves some time, playing and lots of patience. It happened 16 years ago with my Conde, 4 years ago with my Andaluzian -which by the way you can see it on the DVD Francisco Sanchez when he goes out to the beach at his house in Playa del Carmen- my PDL which at this time has an increadible robust sound, and my very new guitar -which was constructed specially for me to my specs- and was given to me two months ago. All my guitars at the begining sound NEW, they have to be played a lot to bring out what they have in their own potential, beleive me. My PDL guitar -as many of you recall is a negra- I have sat with classicals and it never sounded like a classical with tap plates, even when it was brand new. It has developed very strong trebles adn a very flamenco character, maybe a little like modern flamenco guitars are like -on my beleive-. The diference might reside also on the type of construction, wether it is build on the madrid school -thick soundboards- or the granada school -thinner soundboards- it makes -IMHO- a big difference among them. The thing is someone has to have in mind what sound does somebody is looking for and then search for it within different luthiers. As allways, the taste is differrent as in food. Some time you want a "New York Stake" or maybe somebody wants to have a "Rib Eye", so.........I'm geting a bit hungry and I'll have some dinner Saludos a Todos!!!!
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Date Feb. 11 2004 4:03:45
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Jerzy
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From: Mexico City
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RE: PdL Guitars (in reply to eslastra)
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Hey Jerzy, So that was your guitar? I thought it looked quite familiar, I noticed the headstock and the wood pattern, but I couldn't recall where else I had seen it. Did PdL play it and what did he think of it? Hi Eddie!: well about the andalusian that I have, yes Paco played it and Al Dimeola has the exact copy of the guitar that I have. He said for this guitars: "Las guitarras Andalusian es lo mejor que visto y oido hace tiempo, tienen unos colores tímbricos muy sonoros y dulces" signed PDL. So as you can see, and I don't know, he liked that guitar as well, even though he is not using it publicly. Remember, Paco has lots of guitars and just imagine how many he gets for free from unknown luthiers, just for trying them and then say that the guitar has been pleyed by the Maestro and that he owns one, so my beleive now, and after resently geting one very fine guitar made for me to my own specs and needs and matching to what I would like to hear from a guitar, The truth is that by the moment, and having my other fine guitars to compare, I would go for the road of better finding a fine luthier and show what you relly need (type of sound, measurments, sound color, etc.) that you want to get from the instrument and trust your own instincts doing so. Also you feel different because the guitar was really made for you, rather than a standard made guitar targeted to an average needs of a market. Also you feel that the guitar is unique and -perhaps psichologichly- the guitar really fits your own needs. Saludos
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Date Feb. 12 2004 3:27:19
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