sartorius -> RE: whats the benefit of 660mm scale compared to 650mm? (May 16 2017 12:34:31)
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Hi again, Didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings, but you have to agree on one thing: guitars are indeed weird animals, surprising the best players (Paco himself said once that when you think you have dominated the guitar, then you realize it dominates you) and the best builders in the same way. That's what's wonderful with guitars, you just can't expect what's coming next (building or playing), just like with women [:D] As to Romero, I've known him for about ten years now, visited him many times in his shop unexpected, had him change the top of a 1A 1969 classical Ramirez (which sounds better now than back when it was originally played in concerts) and finally got the opportunity to meet him at a time when surprisingly he had three finished guitars tucked away in a special locked sort of cupboard at the back (I'd never seen it before) when usually he always showed the same 'hollow sounding' Blanca that never convinced me (finally he got to sell it and built new fresh instruments). Also, it's not difficult to recognize a commissioned Valencia or locally made cheap guitar builders sell to Japanese tourists and the likes or even a 2A semi-professional made by the builder but with lesser quality materials (and refinishing) that sells for half the price of a professional instrument.
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