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Just bought this guitare second-hand. Any information would be appreciated, especially the model, if it was handmade or not and an approximate value. The sides are probably mahogany, the front is cedar and the fretboard is dark woord, possibly ebony. Thank you !
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Two things stand out indicating the guitar probably is not hand-made and is not of great value.
A. It was made in Valencia, where they churn out factory-made guitars like sausages. It may have been made for Sanchis Carpio by another factory in Valencia, in which case it would probably be at the lower end.
B. More importantly, the luthier did not sign the label. Any hand-made guitar of value would be signed.
Nevertheless, I hope you like the sound and set-up. that's what counts.
Bill
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Here's a 3a from 1983 with a similar label, except it extends below giving details of model and year. Yours has no model designation or date so probably it is the lowest possible level estudio guitar. Hopefully to you it's a good sounding and playing guitar, just not valuable.
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I picked up a similar one a few years ago at Goodwill for $25.00 for an experiment. I converted the bridge to a 12-hole tie block. The guitar grew on me.
What I like about the guitar is the treble response and fast reaction to tremolos. It cuts through ambient noise quit well. The down side is the mids and bass are weak. Also, oddly enough, mine has a Gibson style nut. I keep thinking I'll part with mine, but I really do love the trebles.
What are your playing impression on it? I would like to hear them.
My guess the Vicente Sanchis "factory-workshop" might have produced this guitar. They have been known to produce 700 guitars per month with different labels.
Vicente Sanchis is a relative of Ricardo Sanchis but they were running 2 distinct small factories in Valencia. The flamenco guitars of Ricardo Sanchis are generally considered better than those of Vicente. Ricardo Sanchis Carpio didn't employ too many people under him and many procedures used to be made by hand. A good part of their business consisted in making studio guitars for other brands or makers. In your case, it is a studio classical guitar (they used to have 1,2 and 3 of the A series). The guitars made in 90's and beginning of 2000 are those more sought after. The model 1f extra (whatever the wood for the box) are those signed personally by Ricardo and generally the best ones. Since 2005, Ricardo's 2 children took the leadership of the business and many things changed: Ricardo now signs just the RSC model, which costs almost the double of the old 1F extra and offers more or less the same in terms of sound. IMHO the old guitars (all in all) had a better ratio money/value.
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