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TANúñez -> It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 14:31:44)

to use wood this way.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FLAMENCO-GUITAR-HAND-CRAFTED-IN-SPAIN_W0QQitemZ7418134180QQcategoryZ2385QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is just MY opinion of course.



seanm -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 14:54:40)

Yikes!

Well ... sometimes people have trouble deciding ... negra or blanca. Why not both. Too many puns and jokes here. Must resist.

Sean



TANúñez -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 14:59:05)

I have seen some nice "blangra's" where the pattern was at least tastefully done. Manzanero has done some nice ones. I just don't like the way this ebay one was done.



itoprover -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 15:25:10)

I have one one of those Sigurdson's blangras (on photo) - it sounds very nice and loud. I am still not sure what prompted me to buy a blangra but i did not make a mistake - that's for sure!
BTW, I don't like how this guitar on ebay looks.



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Francisco -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 15:51:37)

This is at least the second time it has been listed. I have to admit, my curiosity was peaked, and to this day I would love to at least hear it.

As far as the look, it's not my favorite, but I do like innovative designs. The headstock reminds me of another unique design i liked the first time I saw it....click here



JBASHORUN -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 16:04:27)

I'm not a big fan of the guitar on Ebay that Tom posted, but thats just personal taste. I do, however, like the guitar that Itoprover posted. There's nothing wrong with making interesting and unusual designs. I think many Classical and Flamenco guitarists are stuck in the past, and need to open their minds a little. That said, its how the guitar sounds and plays that is the really important thing.

Jb



JBASHORUN -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 16:09:39)

here's a similar design to Itoprover's by Admira:

http://www.admira.es/pages/admira%20Arlequindelux_ing.html

At the end of the day, you can have all the design gimmicks in the world, but if the guitar doesn't sound and play good...


Jb



TANúñez -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 16:31:34)

quote:

The headstock reminds me of another unique design i liked the first time I saw it....click here


Haha. You caught me by surprise there samwise. Thanks for the compliment. I myself am still trying to get used to my own design [:D]



TANúñez -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 16:35:01)

quote:

I have one one of those Sigurdson's blangras (on photo) - it sounds very nice and loud. I am still not sure what prompted me to buy a blangra but i did not make a mistake - that's for sure!
BTW, I don't like how this guitar on ebay looks.


So your the one who finally took this from Rudy? I had seen this on ebay listed a few times. Unless yours is a different one. From the photo it appears Jeff used a very nice piece of cypress and rosewood. I would have just made one nice blanca and one nice negra.



seanm -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 16:39:20)

This actually reminded me of some very beautiful Thomas Humphrey guitars. He has/had some brasilian rosewood he was using for a while for sides that had a natural 'skunk' stripe in it. Have a look here.

Sean



TANúñez -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 16:47:41)

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This actually reminded me of some very beautiful Thomas Humphrey guitars. He has/had some brasilian rosewood he was using for a while for sides that had a natural 'skunk' stripe in it. Have a look here.


Very nice!



itoprover -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 17:13:02)

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JBASHORUN
here's a similar design to Itoprover's by Admira:


The top of my Sigurdson is not like this Admira - it's all sitka spruce (see photo)

quote:

JBASHORUN
So your the one who finally took this from Rudy?


That's right I bought it from Rudy this winter. It is a small world, isn't it? :)



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bbeardb -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 17:39:03)

I've only built two guitars, and both were attempts at Flamencos. I was thinking about building two Rudy style Blangra's myself, both mirror images of eachother. I was even thinking about using a half spruce, half cedar top. Don't know how well that would work though.

Anyway, I'm new at it, I don't plan on selling it, so why not?



nhills -> RE: It should be against the law... (Jun. 1 2006 20:24:40)

Check:

http://www.guitarsint.com/detail.cfm/id/280

Tacchi is one of the best builders in the world - this will probably be over $15,000.

Norman



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