RobF -> RE: Fret buzz or fretting out, how much is too much? (Jun. 10 2021 0:19:35)
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What rob said really got me thinking about ways I can contribute, I have been messing with finishes for a while and have amassed a bit of knowledge on them, enough to have done some experiments and learn some things... Well, you’ll hit a bullseye if you want to discuss finish work here, as I have a feeling it’ll generate quite a bit of interest. The topic has been discussed many of times in the past, generally with the focus on French Polish, but there’s plenty of room for more discussion, plenty of room for growth. Your experiences with finish work is definitely a topic I would be interested in. In reference to your last reply to me, I’ve been racking my brains about how to respond to this all afternoon and come to conclude that, for me at least, it’s premature to dive too deeply into implementation details until we have hashed our way through some of the more philosophical differences. I truly believe the most pragmatic approach towards achieving the ideal of an archetypical Spanish sound is to start by building a guitar patterned after a proven Spanish template, using traditional materials and dimensions, and then adjusting from there. In other words, if you want a guitar to sound and behave like a traditional flamenco guitar then the best path forward to achieve that goal is to simply build a traditional flamenco guitar. Otherwise, there is a real danger of creating problems where they don’t exist. I realize this may sound pedestrian and perhaps unappealing to a lot of people, but I can’t think of any other way to put it. There really isn’t any black magic about it. If your ideal is close to what Vicente Amigo gets with his Reyes, which is a flamenco guitar known to have some classical characteristics, then perhaps building a couple of guitars patterned after a Reyes is a good starting point. That will teach an enormous amount and you will undoubtedly acquire knowledge that will be extremely helpful to you in the pursuit of your ideal. It will also be a good springboard for discussions on the Foro, a great springboard, actually. Otherwise, I fear you may be taking an unnecessarily hard road, but not necessarily a lonely one, as you’ll have a friend in Ernandez (the King of the road less travelled), and the rest of us won’t leave you in the lurch, either, so that’s not a concern.
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