Blind Dog -> New Flamenco guitar from Marlon Navarro (Jul. 20 2020 19:06:27)
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Hi - I'm new to flamenco and just bought a new student model Flamenco Negra made by Marlon Navarro. It's a beautiful guitar and I love the way it sounds. Two questions/issues: 1. I've had it for about 10 days now and every morning I get up I have to re-tune it. I know the nylon strings stretch and I can't say for sure it had brand new strings on it when I got it. But, coming from the steel string world, after a couple of days I would expect the strings to be stretched and for the guitar to stay in tune. Is this normal? Second question - this guitar came with what looks like very light scratching on the back. I can't tell if it's in the wood or the clear coat, but it looks like something you would expect on a guitar you've had for a few years, even though it's all over the back, not just the center of the back. You can only see it in certain light. If you are under typical florescent light, you can't see it at all. The seller has offered to give me a nice discount to keep it or send it back for a refund or exchange. The reason I'm probably going to keep it is because unlike other student Navarro models, this one has an ebony fretboard. That is an upgrade and makes it somewhat unique for a student Navarro. Anyway, I am posting a picture that shows these "scratches" and wanted to get any opinions on what might have caused them. They look more prominent in the photos than in person. The seller sent the pictures to the builder, he could see them but couldn't figure out what exactly they were without seeing the guitar. I looked at my 25 year old Larrivee acoustic for comparison and none of these type scratches appear. Any ideas?
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