RobF -> RE: Hermanos Sanchiz - ANTONIO REY Negra (May 24 2022 0:18:42)
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That's interesting Rob: can you say what have learned and why you think the sound is so poor? The problem with the guitar is it’s underdamped and has really bad wolf notes. The bracing is minimal and the bridge is short. The sides are laminated Brazilian Rosewood over EIR and the Brazilian layer on both sides has cracked. Inside layer is OK. The inside of the top is stamped and signed by the maker, but the label is specific for the Japanese market. Workmanship and appearance is on a par with the best works of the best of the Madrid Ramirez alumini, not surprising because that’s what it is. I learned some important do’s and don’ts about resonances while trying to reduce the wolf notes and think I have figured out how to correct the guitar, but that would likely require the addition of a back brace, as it has only two. Most of what I learned, however, was related to aesthetics and workmanship, the guitar was built with a confident efficiency and shows no error in execution. The heel and head carving is beautiful and the French Polish work, which I suspect was done in the shop of a Madrid specialist, is perfect. But, the wolf notes are so strong the guitar’s virtually unplayable - in that sense, it fails it’s prime directive, which is to be a musical instrument. I might fix the cracks, add the brace, and use it as a shop guitar. Or burn it (only half joking). I guess part of why I detest it is because I felt a little ripped off, but also it just really bugs me that such a beautiful instrument can sound so bad. I suspect with your knowledge you might have an idea about who may have made the guitar, it wasn’t anyone you mentioned, but because I’ve just slagged it online, I’m not comfortable with revealing who it is.
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