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Tom Blackshear -> RE: Building a modification of a 1968 Conde (Aug. 28 2015 14:34:53)
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The 1968 Conde modification flamenco guitar was just mailed to a guitarist in Puerto Rico.
He called to let me know it had arrived and mentioned that it was incredible; and that perhaps he might send a short video to show me the tonal application.
If this happens, then I'll post it here for the lists entertainment.
Otherwise, it's getting toward the time to start on my Miguel Rodriguez bench copies which will be posted on a new thread for this particular build. And although this build is for a classical guitar, it will have an explanation to convert it toward flamenco music.
This is what was designed for the Lucio y Tomas for sale at the RE Brune workshop. This guitar has been to war but it seems the tonal aspects have held up well.
Check it out at: http://www.rebrune.com/lucio-y-tomas/
1999 Lucio y Tomas (U.S.A.) 650 mm scale, 51 mm nut, cedar top, Indian rosewood sides and back, considerable playing wear which is quite visible, later clear golpeador which neatly covers most of the top wear, and recent frets installed by the Brune workshop. The original french polish is still present, but has been entirely padded over to revive the dull areas, and with ongoing usage there is now some dulling of the areas previously padded over. These are cosmetic issues having no affect on the sound whatsoever. During this brief period Tom Blackshear of San Antonio Texas built perhaps a dozen guitars jointly with Mexican luthier Lucio Nuñez Nava in Tom’s San Antonio shop using Tom’s woods, tools, designs and finishes, including his fine tuning procedures. To Tom’s credit these were labeled as “Lucio y Tomas” guitars instead of “Tom Blackshear” guitars, even though they really don’t show the hand of Lucio Nuñez at all. This instrument is made on Tom’s famous Miguel Rodriguez pattern, a model which Tom knows intimately, and builds with equally spectacular results as the very pricy originals. It is accurate to the original Rodriguez model both internally and externally. Like the original Rodriguez guitars, this is a loud, open, throaty instrument which could easily pass as a concert flamenco guitar with body and sustain. Purely Spanish in concept, it responds immediately with an explosion of color and sound, and for those not put off by playing wear, this is a great instrument for a reasonable price. $6,000
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