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Posts: 1677
Joined: Jan. 29 2012
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Responsive Blanca with White Golpeador
SOLD - MORE TO COME
I want to show you this guitar which has the same specifications as the blanca I posted on January 30th. I think it's the most responsive and loudest guitar I have ever played.
I have several potential buyers nibbling on it this week, so hurry if you want it.
It has Port Orford cedar (a type of cypress) back and sides, Engelmann spruce soundboard, Spanish cedar neck (mahogany heelblock), ebony fingerboard, Bolivian rosewood bridge, bindings, and headplate, and Pegheds geared pegs that look like traditional wood pegs, with abalone dot inlays on the Pegheds. The width at the nut is 51 mm and the scale length is 656 mm.
It is set up with an action of 3 mm between the sixth string and the 12th fret. The distance between the bottom of the sixth string, at the bridge, and the surface of the golpeador is 9 mm.
French polish finish. It weighs under 3 pounds.
I am asking $2600 which includes a case and UPS ground shipping to anywhere in the lower 48 United States of America. I would send the buyer a Paypal invoice to pay by their method of choice.
I'm still developing my sense of tone , but I personally find the sound of your Blanca amazing. A lot of volume. I look forward to having a guitar that yields such power with economic use of effort. Best of luck with your sale. Was there anything in particular that lead to the unique tone of this Blanca?
Thank you very much for your comments. I also like the sound of this guitar. Fortunately I have gotten pretty consistent in producing this tone in my blancas. It's a combination of everything in it's design, of course, but I think the main thing--the most important factor--is the way I graduate the soundboard thickness and bracing. The last half dozen or so of my blancas all sound pretty much the same, I think. My method had been evolving (a little) until I reached this point.
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