Guitarsid -> RE: Yet another newbie here desperately seeks foro members advice:) (Aug. 16 2013 13:57:45)
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I just saw the post on the C5 cordoba, that's my "good" guitar,,, I end up playing the cheaper Yamaha,, and now I just realized its the sustain,, that makes me not like the cordoba as well. I have the corbdoba,, is there anything I can do to lessen sustain? Steve, the C5 is a very nice classical, but yes you are right, it will never sound like a really good flamenco in that regard. However, it is a very good, well made, excellent sounding guitar for $300. I understand that Kenny Hill ( a very notable luthier) was in charge of starting up this Cordoba line that is made in China. Historically, China does not have a reputation for making good guitars, but that has changed drastically in the last ten years. They are making much better and cheaper stuff now, you know the basic reason, cheaper labor. I have done a good bit of guitar building and repair, mostly steel and electric. I think that the only thing you can do to reduce the sustain, is to dampen the vibrations back at the saddle. A piece of tape across the top of the strings will do it, but that is sort of a temporary novelty thing, not a solution. Also a small thin strip of soft foam can be stuck under the strings, right at the saddle. These will dampen sustain and unfortunately, the tone, with a real quality flamenco guitar you get it all, great tone and the quick decay that makes for such good sounding attack and separation of notes. There is one other thing that will cut the sustain just a little bit and that is playing with a capo (I usually do on the second fret). This makes the action very low and the string length is shorter so the decay of vibration is a little faster. I will keep my C5 for classical stuff, but in time, if I get any good at this style, and before my arthritis advances, I will be frothing at the mouth for the real deal!
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