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edguerin -> International Frankfurt Mucic Fare (Musikmesse Frankfurt) (Mar. 15 2008 12:09:04)
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Hi all,
just thought I'd share some impressions:
A couple of days ago I went to the international music-fair at Frankfurt, and had the chance to play two Conde hermanos.
The reedición Vda. y Sobrinos 1953 blanca with pegheads : nice and light but no volume at all; basses and trebles balanced but awkwardly „muted“ or „muffled“; the white plastic golpeadores give the guitar a „cheap“ look and contribute to the overall disapointement. They`ve just raised their prices, and now want € 14.337 ($ 21900). I would not want that guitar for less than half!
The second guitar I tried out supposedly was a reedición Domingo Esteso 1915 (now €16.727 -> $ 25450); however „in the classic guitar version“ [??] i. e. no golpeadores, negra, and just the regular Conde Hermanos label (no „reedición“ mentioned). The representative insisted it was the remake model though (it did not have the Esteso head): deep basses, great volume, very impressive. But I didn’t fall in love!
I talked to Vincente Carillo, and asked him why he uses nitrocellulose lacquer on his models. Though he mentioned the greater ease of application, he didn’t mention costs as a reason but obviously feels that shellac makes the guitar too fragile thus compromising playability. If I instisted on gomalaca, I could have it ...
David Sanchis Lopez is convinced that the lacquer he uses („invented“ by a friend) is similar to shellac ´though „chemical“, thus combining the best of both worlds...
Saludos
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