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Navarro or Tomatito ????
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estebanana
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 RE: Navarro or Tomatito ???? (in reply to orsonw)
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The blue shirted MBA manager in the Yamaha video can barely understand what parts a guitar is made of. ( sorry to squish the low hanging fruit. ) 
Re: Thicker necks. It's a fallacy to think thinner necks are better. Two things come up, one is the distance the opposable thumb and forefinger have to close in on the neck. There is a point at which the hand is weaker or structurally compromised if the distance between thumb and forefinger is too close. Thicker necks can be easier to grip and play because the thumb is not hyper extended in the action of closing the gap between thumb and fingers. Hyper extending the thumb can cause stress on the thumb because it has o over reach to exert enough force to depress the string.
On many older Spanish guitars the necks are thicker than many necks today. It is interesting in to note that people who lived in Spain 50, 60, 70 years ago were probably smaller than we are today. And their hands also smaller in relation to stature. Yet you see many thick necks on older instruments which have been unaltered.
The other thing is that necks that have a bit more mass can't be all that bad, once the mass starts vibrating, it takes longer to make it stop.
Flat necks have a problem too, often the bottom "corner" of the neck can be an impediment to the thumb moving over the neck laterally. In other words from bass to treble side and back. Some flat necks can feel good a work fine, but the 'D' shape is usually better. ( but not always depending on the player) Just an observation. Personally I like a neck with a bit of meat in it so my hand so not get cramped up, but there are builders who take the beefy neck too far.
I like the Goldilocks neck, not too fat or too thin, it's just right.
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Date Jun. 3 2011 0:30:07
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Michael1917
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RE: Navarro or Tomatito ???? (in reply to Guitarproject)
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Hi, you should speak with Ron hudson, who is one of the importer/dealers of Navarro guitars, or tom Nunez. I have owned 2 Navarros, both student models, one was a spruce top, one was cedar top. Francisco Navarro has apprentices that build his student model flamenco guitars. I think Francisco is the main luthier for the higher end "concert level" guitars he sells. Overall, I think the Navarros, even the student models, are far better made and more-for-the-money than factory guitars in that price range ($800/$900). You really do get a very good guitar for the money. And with the few people I know who sell Navarros in the US, there is an approval period---you can return the guitar if you don' t like it for whatever reason.
You should consider shopping around, though, posisbly for a used flamenco if you're thinking of spending $1000. You can find some decent second-hand hand-made flamenco guitars, from Spain or here in the USA, in that price range. Good luck.
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