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Yamaha 171 vs Cordoba 45fp?
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Ramón
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Joined: Feb. 23 2005
From: La Jolla, Ca
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RE: Yamaha 171 vs Cordoba 45fp? (in reply to Ramón)
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I just grabbed a 171. Was not really as impressed as the rest of the forum seems to be, but for the $300-ish range, there are not a lot of choices. Workmanship - like most things Japanese, is very good. A VERY heavy guitar! Cannot believe the weight! Did they spray an ebony body to look like cypress!?!?? Sounded rather tinny, too, so today I pulled the stings, made a new bone nut and saddle, flat filed the frets and re-checked, crowned and polished them, and dropped the action to just under 3mm. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Voice and power picked up, clarity and separation is MUCH better (to my ear), a lot easier to play and barr......and put some much better tuners on - Gotoh Classical Tuners - that I had. ¡Viva' la diferencia!
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Date Apr. 15 2008 23:57:55
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ChiyoDad
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Joined: Jun. 30 2007
From: San Francisco Bay Area
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RE: Yamaha 171 vs Cordoba 45fp? (in reply to Ramón)
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ORIGINAL: Ramón Workmanship - like most things Japanese, is very good. A VERY heavy guitar! Cannot believe the weight! Did they spray an ebony body to look like cypress!?!?? Sounded rather tinny, too, so today I pulled the stings, made a new bone nut and saddle, flat filed the frets and re-checked, crowned and polished them, and dropped the action to just under 3mm. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Voice and power picked up, clarity and separation is MUCH better (to my ear), a lot easier to play and barr......and put some much better tuners on - Gotoh Classical Tuners - that I had. ¡Viva' la diferencia! Well, at least it's good to hear that the potential was all in there. I myself am tempted to mod my Yamaha but the most I can do by myself is upgrade the tuners. If anyone knows of a truly good flamenco luthier in the San Francisco Bay Area who can do a professional set-up for me, let me know. Yes, the CG171SF is 3.5 pounds in weight. Heavy compared to an authentic flamenca, but still a lightweight compared to factory-made classical guitars.
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