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jaggedsphere -> RE: Andalusian Guitars are made in Mexico according to one source (Feb. 10 2010 20:57:48)
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As much as anyone I would like to know about the builder of AG.
There are a number of unique features in their construction.
The super thin bridge profile
the radically tilted headstock
the bone/ebony/bone nut
(has anyone used these before?)
I am an amateur musician but I consider myself a semi-expert judge of acoustic guitar design. I REALLY want to know who builds these.(dont care as much as to where)
The action is very even on this instrument the finish is a satin (poly?) neck is very thin and is of good stock but with some dark lines running the length of the grain.
The sound is awesome! seriously! I work in a music store in the guitar department. All day long I'm testing high end BRAND names(Gibson,Taylor) and this AD guitar I own is superb sounding. the ears tell me that there is loads of volume, that there is a very well balanced mid and clear tops.
When I first got it home I thought it sounded like 6 screaming angles!
in fact I would like to produce an acoustic resonance test on my own guitars and a few from the store.
another note: if you tap the bridge you can clearly hear a Bb note. the top is perfectly(to my ear) to a Bb
the purfling on the interior is uneven and unsymmetrical. although using a small mirror I inspected the edges the see if the purfling was evenly formed on the glue side and it all looks OK. each purfling is fitted to it's location along the bodies contours.
Very little glue run out.
All in all I felt it was a good opportunity to own what to me sounded like a superb instrument.
Just so you guys know, I'm gear NUTS. I really really like this guitar. I do not know if it was given to me because I know alot about guitars and would notice a poorly constructed instrument in under a minute...(A stock)
On another note.
The RCM(its Royal because King George wanted it so...RCM comprises a large section of MAJOR downtown Toronto real estate. It is a major cultural centre for Canada. In fact I can use my exam scores towards university credits!
RCM is a hell of a building! Acoustically balanced rooms each with a window overlooking the CN tower, and a quality grand piano for each room!! LOTS of canadian tax payer money goes towards this place...so don't knock my current favourite institution. OK?
About Ruben,
He is always so polite and friendly and welcoming to me. He smiles alot and it is very apparent all he cares about is teaching, playing music and talking about Andalusian Guitars.
He certainly does talk alot(so do alot of people I know!(could explain why others see me as 'the quiet type'.
I have no problems and I don't think anyone else here would have problems if they met him in person.
1 more thing: photoshopping a person into embarrassing and intentionally cruel images is petty, unkind and childish.
Anyway I feel like this may be a song for the snakes but I gotta say what I gotta say.
Peace, love and good emotions and all those thing most people do not seem to care about.
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