Richard Jernigan -> RE: Strings and your guitars (Jul. 15 2010 14:50:04)
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Sorry, off topic, but which of the guitars do you prefer and why? quote: ORIGINAL: Richard Jernigan '82 Arcangel Fernandez blanca and '67 Jose Ramirez 1a blanca: Savarez red card '91 Contreras spruce/Brazilian "doble tapa" D'Addario EJ-45 '73 Romanillos spruce/Indian Savarez New Cristale medium tension '09 Abel Garcia spruce/Brazilian Savarez New Cristale medium tension '01 Arturo Huipe cedar/cocobolo Savarez Corum Alliance medium tension RNJ The Arcangel is my favorite flamenco guitar of all that I have ever played. It is very loud, brilliant, has an aggressive percussion in rasgueados, but still is capable of a lyric, singing tone. It has deep basses with a tone that reminds me of a good cantaor. When I had Richard Bruné appraise it before I bought it, he commented on the very thin top. I have had the guitar for several years, and it shows no deformation. Having said all that, I still love the Ramirez blanca, the first great guitar I ever owned. Among the classicals, the Romanillos is my favorite. It has plenty of volume and the widest tonal range of any classical I have played. The Garcia is a close second. It's still new. It is a little brighter than the Romanillos at present, with not quite the tonal range. Garcia has studied with Romanillos, and speaks of him with admiration. RNJ
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