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kozz -> D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Sep. 27 2010 1:15:35)

This month I am going for another guitar, trading my HSL F03. I had my mind set to a Manuel Adalid but now I found something else, a D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca.

Anyone ever heard about this builder?

Varnish : French Polish
Year : 2008
Country : Spain
Nut Width : 53
Neck Thickness 10th fret : 22
Scale length : 656
Back and sides : Spanish Royal Cypress
Fretboard : Ebony
Top : German Spruce
Tuners : Pegs
Price: 1900 euro's



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Estevan -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Sep. 27 2010 1:49:53)

I guess you saw the video on La Sonanta's site.
There's a story here:

German Torres




kozz -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Sep. 27 2010 2:26:45)

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I guess you saw the video on La Sonanta's site.


Thanks for the link!
I saw the video indeed, he seems to be a nice person...

I got an answer from La Sonanta and in short: spanish handmade guitar, with a good price/quality. He doesn't seem to be very known internationally.
More or like our Mexican fellow luthiers, FN and SC.




Estevan -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Sep. 27 2010 13:09:05)

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He doesn't seem to be very known internationally.

But he said he sells at least half his guitars to foreigners. (He mentioned Finland - maybe he's famous there [8|]) The few seconds of music at the end of the film sound good.




kozz -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Sep. 27 2010 16:10:39)

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But he said he sells at least half his guitars to foreigners. (He mentioned Finland - maybe he's famous there ) The few seconds of music at the end of the film sound good.


Indeed, I am curious about it!




kozz -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Oct. 16 2010 7:50:11)

Choice has been made and its the FN Reyes model. It sounded sweeter as the Torres, although the torres is a nice one too.

Its nice to have to woman around [;)]



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Markus3 -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Oct. 16 2010 18:57:05)

Francisco Navarro Reyes huh nice, how much did you pay for it? So let me get this right it is called a reyes model because it is made structurally similar both internally and externally and this includes the headstock to a Manuel Reyes guitar? Sorry to ask but i just wanted to make shure.




kozz -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Oct. 17 2010 6:00:30)

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So let me get this right it is called a reyes model because it is made structurally similar both internally and externally and this includes the headstock to a Manuel Reyes guitar? Sorry to ask but i just wanted to make shure.


To be honest, I dont know, just liked it above the German Torres guitar, sadly enough though, because it costed extra [:D]

FN seems to have a good approach towards the Reyes models, you can read more about it overhere:
http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=144958&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

Perhaps one advise,....get the word Reyes out of your head and open your heart and mind to really listen to other guitars.




aleksi -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Oct. 17 2010 6:47:35)

Hi kozz,
you buying guitar every month now? [:)] concratulations amigo.
I remember that you got a navarro concert model quite resently.
I have bit of a guitar fever and Im considering the navarro reyes model.
Are the setup and the feel same in your navarros? I have the student model and the feel is really good so Im wondering does he make the top models with same body shape and neck angle etc. I cannot try the guitar before buying so it would be luckyjump again.
Oh, and hows the sound comparing to your concert model?




kozz -> RE: D. Germán Torres Íñiguez 2008 blanca (Oct. 17 2010 11:39:09)

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Hi kozz,
you buying guitar every month now? concratulations amigo.
I remember that you got a navarro concert model quite resently.
I have bit of a guitar fever and Im considering the navarro reyes model.
Are the setup and the feel same in your navarros? I have the student model and the feel is really good so Im wondering does he make the top models with same body shape and neck angle etc. I cannot try the guitar before buying so it would be luckyjump again.
Oh, and hows the sound comparing to your concert model?


LOL [:D]
The last guitar I bought was the HSL-F03 negra, but I did not like it anymore. Luckily at La Sonanta it was no problem to return it.
The concert model I have 3/4 of a year I believe....very mature dry sound.

To be honest about the Reyes, I've played it for a few minutes and had to stop because of the backproblems, but it felt nice. Even with the concert model I have to find my correct posture and feel, so its a matter of adjustment over time.

About the shape etc. I believe Tom Blackshear wrote a post about it.

The sound is exactly the reason why I wanted to change the F03. The Reyes model is real sweet sounding, whilst the Concert model is more "macho", or whatever it is called.
The reason I had bought the F03 was because, with my little knowledge, that I thought negras per definition should sound sweeter, but I was wrong (again [;)])

The price-quality comparision is amazing I think.

From what I heard is that FN has a few employees now doin some preperation, and perhaps completely building the student models.
It has to be something like that, because it takes one month longer to order a FN due to the enormous ask for his guitars.

In my opinion you can't go wrong, with the Reyes model.
Isn't GJ also playin this model?




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