jshelton5040 -> RE: When does a guitar reach its best? (Oct. 3 2013 14:58:55)
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ORIGINAL: estebanana The handful guitars that I have seen by Santos Hernandez imprinted deeply on me. Also the guitars I have seen a played of Manuel Bellido, Gerundino, Faustino Conde' and manuel de la Chica. And I have seen a few Ryes guitars from the 1960s I liked. When Reyes was still deeply under the spell of Santos Hernandez and maybe Barbero. This is very interesting to me. I suspect you've played more of the famous makers than I have. I've only played one Santos and it was worn out so I couldn't form a judgement. I've been impressed by Bernabe, Ramirez (only one), de la Chica, Barbero (the real one), Barba, A. Fernandez and Francisco Fernandez as well as some Condes and early Estesos. For classic guitars Fleta, Hauser, Hernandez-Aguado and J. Garcia. I'll think of some others as soon as I close this note. I suppose I've always tried to build a guitar that sounded like the one Ramirez that absolutely blew my mind. I still remember that guitar's voice and action. It's a great puzzle to me how Ramirez could put out so much expensive trash and once in a great while produce an extraordinary guitar. Perhaps that's what happens when you sub contract the guitar parts. We use a formula for tops and backs. Cedar gets sanded to one thickness and spruce to another but always the same. The tone is adjusted by brace stiffness and final sanding of the top. The sides are sanded until they feel like they will bend. Thickness of the backs depends on stiffness. When one uses this much intuition in building it's probably impossible not to influence the tone and feel to suit your personal taste. Of course now I only play Yamaha (piano that is)[:D].
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