Pontecorvo -> RE: Is this an authentic Conde? (Jul. 19 2021 0:43:04)
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Same seller. Same year and rosette as ‘mine’. Only a Blanca. Same stupid tuners, too. As far as the Negra goes - apart from the heel and center strip of the back not aligning, the finish spray not catching all of the soundhole edges, the soundhole not being perfectly centered in the rosette, and the CHEAP-ASS tuners, it looks like a nice guitar. If you don’t mind eating the shipping costs and are happy with the discounted price, then it might be worth a try. If the price aligns with the Blanca’s and has a 20% discount on top of that, then they’re asking for less than a third of what they’re asking for a new one, so that has to be taken into account. If it sounds good and plays good, then the rest is no big deal. You could always upgrade the tuners later, as Echi suggested, but if they function well enough, why bother? It was very nice of the Conde family to talk to you about it on a Sunday evening. From what I’ve experienced in the past with the father and Philipe Jr. it doesn’t surprise me that much, they’re pretty decent people. Well, I remember Felipe Conde himself once wrote me in an email that his guitars are never 100% perfect, only because they’re totally handmade. I mean; if I want a perfectly centered rosette then I’ll buy a factory made Alhambra. The price of this guitar is indeed about the same as the Blanca in the link, + 20% off.
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