TANúñez -> RE: Photo Essays (Feb. 6 2008 16:06:20)
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Sorry for the late reply to this Per, I missed this one. The impact it had on me is hard to describe in words. It was surely different than what I see on a usual basis. It's not every day you come across a Santos. I had never seen a Santos in person. Only in photos and sound clips. Once it was in my hands, I played a bit of Siguiriyas. I suddenly got chills. Not because of what I was playing but because of what the guitar was giving back to me. It was a surreal experience. It's the first time I felt such emotion from an instrument. Almost as if I could feel where this guitar has been and what's it's been through. Sounds cheesy but it's the only way I can explain it. As I began to examine it, again I got chills because I was placing my hands on a guitar that Santos had placed his own hands on. Shear excitement for me. For a while, I got a bit depressed, I kept telling myself that I could never do this. Build like this. As I played it some more and inspected it some more, I got excited and told myself that I could at least "try" to do this. If anything else, it would be a great learning experience. To be so inspired by this instrument and not attempt make an equally gratifing guitar would be a sin. [:)] So, my quest has begun. I'm applying the finish now and will do a photo essay soon.
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