Juan Migel Gonzalez

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hannabach

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Juan Migel Gonzalez

Just arrived back from Spain yesterday bringing home one of his hand crafted flamencos. The wood he uses is aprx 80 years old.

Just a quick post on this kind, gracious and talented man and his incredible dedication to crafting his guitars.

Was wonderful to meet him in La Canada near Almeria.Incredible history of guitar building in his family.

He was just finishing off a guitar for tomatito which I had a chance to see as well. The tomatito guitar has an incredible rosette like the arches of the Moorish Alahmbra/Mezquita... have played some of the finest flamenco guitars ever built, this one in my opinion for me, I would rate as the best "I" have ever played.

Speechless. James

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henrym3483

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RE: Juan Migel Gonzalez (in reply to hannabach)

sweet abalone rosette, ive never seen anything like that on a flamenco guitar

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2008 15:01:20

TANúñez

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RE: Juan Migel Gonzalez (in reply to henrym3483)

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sweet abalone rosette, ive never seen anything like that on a flamenco guitar

I didn't know JMG even did rosettes like that.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2008 16:14:39

guitardode

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RE: Juan Migel Gonzalez (in reply to hannabach)

HI
Looks a real crackin guitar !!!time to make it sing( obviously will be a few years to bed it in so to speak) enjoy and let us hear a audio clip!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2008 16:25:04

flamencoguru

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RE: Juan Migel Gonzalez (in reply to hannabach)

I'm glad you got to go to Almeria and meet him. He's a very nice man. I'm sure you're going to be very happy with the guitar. I saw only one other guitar that he made with an abalone rossette. It was quite interesting. The sound was extraordinary.

I wish you the best with it. We're looking forward to some sound clips and some more pics.

Un saludo, Errol

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 15 2008 0:27:00

Anders Eliasson

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RE: Juan Migel Gonzalez (in reply to hannabach)

Hannabach

Congratulations with your new instrument.

Any news about the Marín?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2008 7:23:42

hannabach

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RE: Juan Migel Gonzalez (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

Hi Anders,

Sorry for the late post! I have been back at work trying to catch up!

I took the Marin back, when I was in Granada on my recent trip!

He took it back, no questions asked and is going to build me another guitar!

But it could take upto a year before it is ready...I will wait patiently for that day!

I was going to come up and visit you but I was travelling with my mom and she got quite sick, while we were in Granada...I made it as far as Cordoba and then had to turn back...I will try and make it to see you next year on my trip back to Spain.

Hope all is well, with you and your guitar building..sounds like you live in a wonderful little town... with great flamenco.

Take care James

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 23 2008 2:55:00

Anders Eliasson

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RE: Juan Migel Gonzalez (in reply to hannabach)

I´m glad you sorted it out with Marín

What you call a beautifull little town, is a white washed Andalusian Village full of hillbillys driving old tractors. Nothing romantic here but a lot of purebred reality