estebanana -> RE: Identify this guitar? (Feb. 9 2015 8:58:01)
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It looks very old style Paracho to me too, before they began using more modern plans. Older than 20-25 years ago. So you scored and aged guitar. Looks like it might even be a spruce top that has become golden with age. Hard to tell. Looks more sprucey on the inside. Really a nice guitar if you ask me. For that class of guitar it is really a fine deal too and if the guitar sounds good keep it around. Watch the bridge, if it shows any sign of peeling up take the tension off the strings right away. The strong points are: The rosette is dynamite, I think, very cool. The color is gorgeous, old brown gold. It's not beat to hell, but shows some caring wear. Has the typical older Paracho purfling colors, and nice soft rounded binding. And the diamond back inlay, you have to pay extra for that! The interior work is rough, but who cares. If you saw pictures of the insides of some valuable old Spanish guitars made by famous builders without knowing who they were made by, many of todays buyers would call them cheap pieces of junk. You can't judge a guitar totally by the state of finish of the interior work. There are makers who did slick interior work who also made duds. Don't look a cheap Mexican guitar in the mouth. Some of them have lots of soul sound. Even though I make guitars and I have seen some incredible stuff, I always love a good old Paracho guitar. Some of them are really nice and have a special vibe. Are they top of the line modern classicals, nope, but they are worth giving respect to.
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