Kalo -> RE: Spruce Top Or Cedar Top (Apr. 6 2012 3:14:54)
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Hey Kalo, I would say talk with Andy about it. I'm sure he will help you choose the best direction. He's a high quality builder, and I want to get one of his guitars myself... Now that your head has been put to spinning by all of the information, lets see if I can be of any help. It seems that if your use to/ liked the sound of your spruce Navarro, I would stick with that. If you had played a few good cedar flamencos and fell in love with the sound, than my advice may would be different. As it is though you may be best off with spruce. After all, you already know that you like the tone of spruce. Cedar will take more damage from the nails than spruce, but that's just a part of life. A spruce top will also take dings easier than anyone would wish. I always say that on a new guitar the first scratch is about the worse feeling you can have. Once that first scratch is on though, you can finely loosen up and play. After all you already have one scratch, what's another. I know Andy had a video of a cedar guitar he built a month or 2 ago, and it sounded killer, but the same statement applies to his spruce tops. Now here's the kicker. I love both negras and blancas, but for my flamenco taste I would prioritize my guitar buying. First I feel that the most important guitar for flamenco is a good blanca. Lets just say a spruce blanca. Then my next guitar on the list would be a negra, and I would round out my list with a cedar blanca. If you go this way and buy a negra after your first blanca and decide that you like the "negra sound" better, than buy a cedar negra as your 3rd guitar. Or best of all, just buy a cedar and spruce blanca, and a cedar and spruce negra... So the short answer from me is, if this is going to be your first concert flamenco, you may be best off going with a spruce blanca. Again, this is just my thoughts based on my feelings... If I could only own 1 guitar, I would probably pick a spruce blanca. In the end I'm still mostly a spruce fan, and mostly a blanca fan... And please do keep us updated on the progress of your guitar! P.S, and one more thing, I understand about you wanting to go with the 650 scale, but don't be afraid of the 655. I had the same thoughts when I ordered my negra. I thought that I would only be comfortable on 650, but I decided to try the 660, and in the end the stretch didn't affect me much at all. Just keep it in mind. Another 5 MM is not to big of a deal in the end. Again, just a thought, as I said, I know where your coming from... Hi Shawn! Thanks so much for this cool response!!! Your post has helped me out quite a bit. As for right now I can afford one guitar [:)] So, maybe one day if I become really good, and come a cross the cash, I can get a cedar, with negra back and sides or even blanca with cedar top. My hands are skinny, slender and small...Well, I am a girl, so I am really scared to get a 660 scale! I am sure if I tried one, maybe I wouldn't really know the difference and would be able to play... I will get in touch Andy and tighten up my specs on more time and hopefully, I will have my new guitar built and done by July... Andy's guitars has lots of positive reviews which only makes me have more confidence in him [:D] Thanks again, Kalo
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