Markus3 -> RE: Arcangel Fernandez flamenco's (Oct. 14 2010 5:01:54)
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i am planning on obtaining one someday, when i get better and get done with school as well so i can have enough money to pay for it. I heard many great things about this luthier, and also Ignacio fleta e hijos for classical. Thanks for your reply RNJ quote:
ORIGINAL: Richard Jernigan I have a 1982 Arcangel Fernandez blanca. it is my favorite of all the flamencas I have played over the last 40-odd years, including Condes, Gerundinos, and Manuel Reyes. I played a 1955 Barbero when I was just starting out. I wasn't in a position then to judge whether it was as good as or better than the Arcangel. The Arcangel was made for a collector. When I had Richard Brune appraise it in 2000, he said that after going over it with a magnifying glass, he could find no sign of it ever having been played, or even handled. He also said he had played it for a few hours and, "I have to say, I really like this guitar." It was obtained via Brian Cohen, the English luthier and dealer and Rik Jonna, then a dealer. The only other blanca I have at the moment is a '67 Ramirez 1a cedar/cypress. I like it a lot, and I have a sentimental attachment to it, since my wife gave it to me new, as a present. The Arcangel is one of the few guitars I would say were head and shoulders above the Ramirez. It is louder, and has a tone that is at the same time more brilliant and deeper. To me, it just sings. RNJ
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