johanan9@ -> RE: Anyone Played J. MARCARIO FLAMENCO GUITAR? (Apr. 18 2015 4:21:08)
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i have just joined this site and for the purpose of responding to the question about the Marcario Flamenco 45 guitar, although I plan to remain a part of this forum as an interested guitarist. I am not a great guitarist but I have been a musician, composer and keyboardist for almost 60 years. I have been around guitars for as long. I just bought the Marcario Flamenco model 45 and have had a chance to play it for about a week. I am not associated with the company that sells them on Ebay, or anywhere else. However, because of my experience with this instrument I decided to comment for the sake of the person who asked the original question about this guitar. The guitar IS very well made, especially for this price point, but it is just a well-made guitar at any price. It plays well and the action is fast and low. It is 3.5 mm at the 12th fret, just as the ad says. I am 80 years old and my hands are not as strong and agile as they once were but I have no problem doing bar chords on this guitar on any fret and getting clear sounds on all the strings. The tone is outstanding with "singing" trebles and good deep bass. The workmanship is good throughout. One place that really surprised me was the channels where the strings wind inside on the tuning pegs. This is usually left as bare wood, even on expensive guitars. On this guitar this space is finished just like the body of the guitar. This kind of detail is not often seen on the Chinese-made models. The tuners are of very good quality with no gaps, or rough spots when tuning. They tune smooth and sure. Overall, it is a beautiful instrument. It also has a clear plastic "golpe" protector. I do not know if the guitar is made in France, in China, or on the moon, however, at the $300-$350 price, I just don't see how you can go wrong with this instrument, and Richard, the person who manages the Ebay sales, is very professional and easy to deal with. Most guitars you get online nowadays are simply not setup, no matter how generally well-made they are, but the guitar I got was setup to play. I recently bought a very well-known guitar for twice the price this winter, that was all made in Canada and it was a beautiful instrument, but was just not set up to play and consequently, you could not use a bar chord on the first two frets and get all the strings to sound clearly, or some not at all, no matter the technique. I had to send it back, which costs weeks in terms of time and effort. I did not have this problem with this guitar as it came ready to play. Again, I have no affiliation with this company and am just a musician that wanted a decent guitar to play without a lot of hassle or extra setup expenses and this guitar was it. I live , as they say, in the middle of nowhere, in New Mexico, and don't have the luxury of going to a luthier to correct problems on an improperly setup guitar, so getting a playable instrument was appreciated. I hope this helps to answer the questions about this guitar, and if your experience is not favorable I would be very surprised. Johanan
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