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Morante

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guitar collections

I imagine that every aficionado has more than one guitar: I have 3: one blanca, one acoustic and one hybrid electric that looks as if it might have come from the taller del maestro Escribano.

Gerundino, Alhambra, Gibson.

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Piwin

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RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

I also have 3: one Martin folk, one Valeriano Bernal, and one Hermanos Borja ("El Viejin" series). I'm pretty sure Pimientito put up pictures of the Borja somewhere on here.

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Ricardo

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Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

Herman Hauser 2 1968
Jeronimo Peña Fernández 1971
Sobrinos de Esteso 1973
Vicente Tatay 196?
Unknown 7 string 198?
Nagoya super 500 198?
Kramer Barretta 1989
Conde A26 1997
Cordoba Gipsy kings 1999
Conde A25 2000
Sanchis 1F Arce 2005
Max Bishop Lawson cypress 2014

I also hold 4 guitars that are not mine, Conde, Cordoba, Carlos, fender.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 6 2021 17:25:45

JasonM

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Joined: Dec. 8 2005
From: Baltimore

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

Sanchis Caprio 1af-b 1996
JasonM 2019 in maple
Yamaha 171
Yamaha Apx acoustic
Ibenez RG
Epiphone hollow body
2 Guitar Hero Gibson Explorers

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rombsix

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Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: guitar collections (in reply to JasonM)

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JasonM 2019 in maple

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zendalex

Posts: 137
Joined: Sep. 4 2010
From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

Hnos. Sanchis Lopez "Buleria" 2005 pau ferro
Glenn Cannin (2010) spruce blanca
Jose Romero 1a (1992) Spanish royal cypress
Eschenco (Ukraine, 1981) classical maple

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12850bd

Posts: 148
Joined: Nov. 9 2006
From: australia

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

Conde Hermanos 1975 blanca
Felipe Conde negra 1a 1986
Manuel Caceres blanca 1989
Sobrinos Esteso blanca 1974
Felipe Conde negra FC28 2015

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zendalex

Posts: 137
Joined: Sep. 4 2010
From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to 12850bd)

quote:

Felipe Conde negra 1a 1986

Was there such a thing in 1986? Or did you mean Felipe V ?

I envy your collection. Hope you got insurance for em guitars. Looks like small fortune.
Which one is your favorite?

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Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

quote:

one hybrid electric that looks as if it might have come from the taller del maestro Escribano.

Working on it

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Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

Bernal student - a very nice flamenco guitar. I sold my Anders blanca
Les Paul Gold Top tribute with Oil City P90s, but in pieces right now
Gibson 335 tribute with Dirty Fingers and P90 pickups
Fender Stratocaster with Bare Knuckle and Oil City pickups
DC Junior copy with Gibson P90 pickup from Morante
Epiphone Les Paul Melody Maker - as standard
Westone Thunder II bass - as standard, from my band playing days
Cobalt blue handmade electric with gold leaf pickups, in progress
Another electric in the design stage

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zendalex

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From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

Bernal student - a very nice flamenco guitar. I sold my Anders blanca
Les Paul Gold Top tribute with Oil City P90s, but in pieces right now
Gibson 335 tribute with Dirty Fingers pickup
Fender Stratocaster with Bare Knuckle and Oil City pickups
DC Junior copy with Gibson P90 pickup from Morante
Epiphone Les Paul SL Melody Maker copy - as standard
Westone Thunder II bass - as standard, from my band playing days

You sure you started the right foro?

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Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: guitar collections (in reply to zendalex)

quote:

You sure you started the right foro?

No-one, in nearly 20 years, has asked that question even in jest, so it kind of hurts me.

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zendalex

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Joined: Sep. 4 2010
From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

so it kind of hurts me

Oops... You just seem to have a disproportionately large number of non-flamenco guitars. I sure would expect the balance to be the other way around. Anyway only meant it as a joke. I am sorry if it sounded offensive to you, sure didnt mean it.

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12850bd

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Joined: Nov. 9 2006
From: australia

RE: guitar collections (in reply to zendalex)

The beginning of the label says Hermanos Conde..Lower down it says Felipe V...so yes you are correct...its a semi lunar head stock Brazillian rosewood.

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12850bd

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From: australia

RE: guitar collections (in reply to zendalex)

The 1974 Blanca with pegs I tend to play the most because the sound is characteristic of the times back then when I grew up playing flamenco. More recent guitars have better volume overall and great responsiveness but the sound tends to be more neutral if there is such a thing. Character is a very personal thing but when you play certain guitars you hear certain times and places,,,very esoteric I lnow lol

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12850bd

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From: australia

RE: guitar collections (in reply to zendalex)

Living here in Sydney Australia I havent insured the guitars....the premiums are way too expensive...and the guitars are too difficult to put an acceptable value on.

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xirdneH_imiJ

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Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

2004 Ramírez FL2 blanca
2014 Peña Vargas madagascar negra
2010 Andrés Marvi negra
Raimundo classical guitar
Noname Strat copy (red-white)
Gibson Les Paul Studio (blue)
Ibanez RG series (wood colour)

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Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: guitar collections (in reply to zendalex)

quote:

Oops... You just seem to have a disproportionately large number of non-flamenco guitars. I sure would expect the balance to be the other way around. Anyway only meant it as a joke. I am sorry if it sounded offensive to you, sure didnt mean it.

I have a lot of electrics because I enjoy modding and improving them. Now, I am beginning to make my own. One flamenco is enough for me nowadays.

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That_Guy

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From: Abingdon, VA

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

I have one classical that I posted in a thread here. One Fender strat, and one Hofner bass—if basses count as well. Those three are all I need.

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zendalex

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Joined: Sep. 4 2010
From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to 12850bd)

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Living here in Sydney Australia I havent insured the guitars....the premiums are way too expensive...and the guitars are too difficult to put an acceptable value on.

My collection is way less expensive, but I finally found a way to insure them - it is part of house insurance, where the guitars are itemized - and they calculate additional premium based on the valuations you attach to the guitars. Its in the US though. Anyway it was not automatic with all companies, as some require a real appraisal instead.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 8 2021 14:48:42

etta

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RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

Glenn Canin-blanca, cedar and cypress
Glenn Canin-blanca, spruce, double top, cypress, "pegheds"
Glenn Canin-blanca, spruce and "Golden Gate" cypress
Glenn Canin-negra, cedar and B. Rosewood
Glenn Canin-negra, spruce, double top and B. Rosewood, "pegheds".
(Same maker, set up about the same, remarkably different and wonderful sounds)

Pedro Maldonado, blanca
Yamaha blanca, 171
M. Thames-blanca, "pegheds"
Martin D-28 B. Rosewood

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zendalex

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Joined: Sep. 4 2010
From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to etta)

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Glenn Canin-blanca, cedar and cypress
Glenn Canin-blanca, spruce, double top, cypress, "pegheds"
Glenn Canin-blanca, spruce and "Golden Gate" cypress
Glenn Canin-negra, cedar and B. Rosewood
Glenn Canin-negra, spruce, double top and B. Rosewood, "pegheds".

Wow.. Probably the biggest collection of Glenn's I see owned by a single person. I have a spruce double top peg-head also, but recently found to rarely playing it in favor of my other guitars. My Glenn produces very clean and powerful tone, but to my liking it lacks personality somehow.

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Ricardo

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From: Washington DC

RE: guitar collections (in reply to zendalex)

quote:

ORIGINAL: zendalex

quote:

Glenn Canin-blanca, cedar and cypress
Glenn Canin-blanca, spruce, double top, cypress, "pegheds"
Glenn Canin-blanca, spruce and "Golden Gate" cypress
Glenn Canin-negra, cedar and B. Rosewood
Glenn Canin-negra, spruce, double top and B. Rosewood, "pegheds".

Wow.. Probably the biggest collection of Glenn's I see owned by a single person. I have a spruce double top peg-head also, but recently found to rarely playing it in favor of my other guitars. My Glenn produces very clean and powerful tone, but to my liking it lacks personality somehow.

Last I visited Pedro cortes in New Jersey, he had several of them. He and Jason McGuire were big advocates, due to heavy golpes they found the double top reinforcement was essential.

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zendalex

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From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Ricardo)

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Last I visited Pedro cortes in New Jersey

I know Pedro very well - I used to study with him about 10 years back. At the time he got his first guitar as a gift from Jason. Glenn did some restoration work on it and that way Pedro got it - Jason totally destroyed the top. In fact Jason is in that sense legendary as everyone knows he can do it. Wondering what he used for the nail strengthener :))

Anyway, Pedro talked all his students into getting at least one guitar from Glenn. There was a line just from us in NY area, I had to wait for quite a while. And in fact the guitar that was shipped to me was built for somebody else, and it was a blanca while I originally requested a negra. Anyway I think it was for the better as the guitar I got is a total cannon. It blew away with its power every other guitar I saw since. But at a price of a lack of character (or at least that is what I think after seeing Condes and the likes)

BTW wondering if Jason was ever forgiven for whatever the heck his misdeeds were and offered to re-join the foro?

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Ricardo

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From: Washington DC

RE: guitar collections (in reply to zendalex)

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BTW wondering if Jason was ever forgiven for whatever the heck his misdeeds were and offered to re-join the foro?

He was Fred Sanford for several years and disappeared at the same time he quit Facebook. Me I can’t understand/get into this fascination with Instagram. But I see he remains quite visible there.

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zendalex

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From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Ricardo)

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fascination with Instagram

Thanks for the pointer, I used to be subscribed to Jason's teaching site around 2008, before even I met Pedro. I follow Jason on youtube, I didnt know he is active on insta. Will add him there. He is one a heck of a talented guy. I remember even Paco praised him and visited him in Oakland.

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Estevan

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Joined: Dec. 20 2006
From: Torontolucía

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Escribano)

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[zendalex]: You sure you started the right foro?

[Simon:]
No-one, in nearly 20 years, has asked that question even in jest, so it kind of hurts me.

No worries, Simon - you've got backup...

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Mark2

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Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Morante)

1976 Fender strat
Mexican strat
Gibson les paul jr double cut
Eastman AR372(Gibson 175 knockoff)
335 knockoff
PRS custom 24
Gibson 335
Oud
Sitar
1982 Conde blanca
1970 Ramirez 1A flamenco
Lester Devoe blanca
Yamaha 172
Ethan Deutsch blanca
Random 12 string
Fender jazz bass

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zendalex

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Joined: Sep. 4 2010
From: New York area

RE: guitar collections (in reply to Ricardo)

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Last I visited Pedro cortes in New Jersey

BTW thats an awesome and I would imagine a rather rare pic. I would love to see you guys doing a concert again sometime. BTW Alegrias has just opened for shows in NYC. Pedro is back there after a few years of "seclusion".

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