estebanana -> RE: What Do You Think Of This Old Guitar? (May 19 2021 3:54:12)
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I may take you up on that offer when I get a better job! I talked to Richard Brune and he told me the top is spruce. He also said cheaper model small factory guitars like this have loads of intonation problems. If they do, I lucked out and got a great one. I can hear a difference in pitch between 0.79% of a half step. I know this because I have an app called InTune that can measure this. I can’t hear any intonation issues below the 9th fret, and above it is so minor that I don’t think it’s an issue. I’m talking less than 2.5% of what the note is and should be. I imagine guitars like these, even if they are cheaper models, will go up in value as more of them are lost or broken down, yeah? I’m still young (just 26). Collect what you love and if it's value increases an added pleasure. Learn to collect with less expensive guitars first. Collecting is a very interesting pastime, but a game for older collectors if you want to be a player in the market. Learn your horsetrading skills with less expensive goods if that's a calling. People collect for different reasons and intentions, but go with what you like and love and ask other collectors to help educate you, ask them to share knowledge. Do a little favor for them if they do. I once took a bunch of huge photo files of text and reduced it in size so the photo document could be emailed in one go instead of a series of ten huge files... I did it for a collector because he shared information with me. It wasn't a big deal, took an hour of two of organizing and photo reduction work, but it created a part of his archive that will someday be more accessible to his decedents. Or send them a small gift to let them know you appreciated the knowledge they dropped on you and they'll do it again. Collections are interesting for different reasons. Some collections are filled with rare blue chip guitars and are expensive to maintain. Other collections may be interesting because they focus on one thing, but have several examples of that particular style of guitar to compare to each other. Think about why you want to collect and whether you want to focus on a narrow interest or be eclectic. But consult with older collectors and formulate a plan when you are young about what you want to focus on. Be a focused collector, make friends with the big shots and you'll have a lots of fun. These factory guitars can have funky intonation. I put a new fingerboard on a guitar from the 1920's that one of my old customers owns. He's a very good player the guitar is a clearly a Torres model. He's still playing it regularly because the work I did on it 12 years ago is keeping it a vital alive guitar.
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