Shawn Brock -> RE: Help picking out back and sides for a new negra? (Feb. 11 2012 22:04:15)
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Thanks guys. Yes, I'll admit that I'm leaning in the direction of the 1st set, if only because Salvador seemed to show a preference toward building with it. Anders, thank you sir. Your post is spot on with my thoughts. Don't get me wrong, I love to have pictures and updates during a build, but in the end I want 98 percent of the choices to be in the hands of the luthier. I'm glad that Salvador is thoughtful enough to give me a choice, but I almost wish he hadn't in this case. Hell! After all, I'm blind and the prettiness of the back and sides will be lost on me anyhow. In the end we all want a guitar to be visually attractive, but I can honestly say that I buy instruments on sound, not the looks of the wood grain... Being that I could see pretty well at one time I still like to have a good description of woods, binding, rosettes and the like, but I don't get to hung up on it like some guys do... I have had my wife describe all of his rosettes and bindings, and picked out what I wanted based on my memories of color and patterns. So other than the binding, rosette, scale length, nut width and over all action, I trust the builder to do what he or she sees to be the best choice at the time. After all, your not just paying someone to build you a guitar, you are paying them for what they know. A builder knows what he can get out of each component and can imagine how the guitar should sound in the end. I'm not a builder and can't do that, therefore, I'll pay someone who does know... By the way, if anyone cares, I'm going ahead with the 660 MM scale. I have been one of the people on here who has upheld the 650, but I'm going to move on up with this one. Specks: 660 MM scale, 52 MM nut, ebony pegs (he don't have any Planetary pegs), Palo Escrito back and sides, cedar neck with graphite reinforcement, European spruce top, a reddish/ pinkish rosette with roses and green vines, and binding which will match the rosette. I'm debating on a 6 or 12 hole tie block and am open to thoughts. My Castillo blanca has a 6 hole tie block and its working fine, but people seem to love the 12 hole tie blocks... Choices, choices, choices...
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