Guest -> RE: Unknown builders (Jan. 5 2009 8:11:03)
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Hola Just spent an interesting weekend in Algodonales with Jerónimo Pérez, a young professional carpenter from a family of top class carpenters, who has begun to make guitars. Some time ago, he brought one of his first guitars to me for advice. It sounded good but was almost unplayable. I pointed out that he did not appreciate what I consider to be the 3 most important, independent but related issues of distance between the string and 12th fret, distance of the string from the tapa harmonica and the break angle at the bridge. When he brought his next example, I was amazed to find that he had corrected all the problems and had a near perfect setup. I have just visited his taller, which he has mounted in his house, to see his setup and his store of wood. I was impressed. He works in the evenings and weekends, when he is not in the family workshop. He has sold a number of guitars, all by word of mouth and mostly in Jerez. A name to look out for: I would buy one over Sanchis or Conde. Sean
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