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TANúñez

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Conde Style Guitar - Update

Well, it's finally finished. I really enjoyed building this guitar. I have to visit my buddy to compare both this guitar and the original Conde side by side to get a more accurate assessment of the sound but from what I remember, I came pretty close. The original Conde was a bit stiffer playability wise. Probably due to the 664 scale. Mine is 650mm / 53mm nut.

This one is a Spruce top, Med. Cypress back and sides. Ebony fingerboard with Mahogany neck. Wasn't intending to use mahogany. I simply pulled out a mahogany neck blank instead of cedar and didn't even notice until I started cutting the neck slots. Oh well, it's a tad bit heavier but this was an "experiment guitar".

Nitro Lacquer finish and some $50 or so Gotoh machine tuners. The head is my own design, or at least I think so. Nothing flashy. I wanted something a little more traditional. Since the completion of this guitar I have drawn up something similar with a little more to it which will be on my next guitar.

The sound. The trebs are sweet and somewhat dry with deep strong basses. It's a punchy guitar. Not the loudest but plenty of volume. I expect certain characteristics to develop once it's had more time to open up. It's only been strung up for 2 days. I'm hoping to buy a new camera that has video recording capabilities. When I do, I'll post a little recording.

I'll post some photos in the next few posts.

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TANúñez

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 16:56:43

TANúñez

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 16:57:46

TANúñez

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 16:58:46

TANúñez

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 16:59:50

troy

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Sweeeeet Tom..fire it up and lets hear it leftie!!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 17:10:35

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to troy)

Oh yeah, forgot to mention it's a zurdo model

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 17:16:39

Ramón

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Wow....sweet....

Nice work. Love the ticket and the headstock design, too...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 17:59:00

Anders Eliasson

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Roses are red my love......

Beautifull

. Aesthetically its in great balance. Havent seen the headstock before. I like it.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 18:07:34

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to Ramón)

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Wow....sweet....

Nice work. Love the ticket and the headstock design, too...

Thanks Ramon and where is your numbero 2?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 18:16:07

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

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Roses are red my love......

Beautifull . Aesthetically its in great balance. Havent seen the headstock before. I like it.

Gracias amigo. Balance is very important, IMO. I'm sure you know how hard it is to come up with a head design. Or should I say, original head design. Just about everything under the sun has been done before.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 24 2007 18:17:54

flamenco_9

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

hii Tom
nice work
we cant wait till you got the camera
post some mp3 for now man...oleee!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 27 2007 0:16:40

Jim Opfer

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Hi Tom, Congrats!
Nice looking instrument, I mentioned the super looking back grain before on an earlier post. Nice big rosette design.
Looking forward to hearing her sing.
What's with 'Andrew' Scots or Russian?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 27 2007 14:28:18

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to Jim Opfer)

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Hi Tom, Congrats!
Nice looking instrument, I mentioned the super looking back grain before on an earlier post. Nice big rosette design.
Looking forward to hearing her sing.
What's with 'Andrew' Scots or Russian?

Thanks Jim. I don't know the true origin of the name Andrew. My Mother gave me the name to honor an uncle of hers.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 28 2007 17:25:49

Ramón

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Hola Tom,

2 beautiful (and pungent) sets of cypress backs and sides have just arrived. Slowly gathering materials at the moment, but I'm not rushing, as my plate is quite full with work - unfortunately....And I've been playing for every class and dancer's performance I can be a part of, too.

Going to be 2 more blancas, unless I find a nice piece of Brazilian or something that intrigues me towards The Dark Side..

Seeing your new baby fires me up a bit, I must admit..

R

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 1:07:50

ToddK

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Wow!! Awsome job man!! Looks Fantastic!

It looks so good, makes my mouth water. I wanna take a bite right out
of it!

TK

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 1:21:42

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to Ramón)

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Hola Tom,

2 beautiful (and pungent) sets of cypress backs and sides have just arrived. Slowly gathering materials at the moment, but I'm not rushing, as my plate is quite full with work - unfortunately....And I've been playing for every class and dancer's performance I can be a part of, too.

Going to be 2 more blancas, unless I find a nice piece of Brazilian or something that intrigues me towards The Dark Side..

Seeing your new baby fires me up a bit, I must admit..

Are you going to follow in the Reyes direction again or try something else? Are you playing your first guitar as your main guitar? If you are then it must have turned out nice. I remember my first guitar was ok but I wasn't happy enough with it to play it all the time

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 14:11:51

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to ToddK)

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Wow!! Awsome job man!! Looks Fantastic!

It looks so good, makes my mouth water. I wanna take a bite right out
of it!
TK

Thanks TK

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 14:13:45

Per Hallgren

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Beautiful!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 14:26:53

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to Per Hallgren)

Thanks Per. By the way, you have a great website.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 14:55:40

Ramón

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Hola Tom,

Going to stick with what I did. And yes, it's my main guitar. I have a '77 Esteso, but I like mine a lot better. And far louder as an accompaniment guitar, which is what I'm doing all the time now.

Just hoping that the little mistakes are learned from....

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 16:32:44

Per Hallgren

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U2 Tom.

Your's is in English...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 17:48:36

TANúñez

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U2 Tom.

Your's is in English...

Yes it is. I haven't had time to upload the Svenska version yet.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 18:35:59

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to Ramón)

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Hola Tom,

Going to stick with what I did. And yes, it's my main guitar. I have a '77 Esteso, but I like mine a lot better. And far louder as an accompaniment guitar, which is what I'm doing all the time now.

Just hoping that the little mistakes are learned from....

That's the best way to go. You learn a lot about a plan by doing it over and over again.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 29 2007 18:37:16

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Cool! Very well done Tom, it is not easy (I know, mine cracked). Look forward to hearing it.

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andresito

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

Muy buen trabajo, Tomaso Andres!

From what I know, Andrew is actually a greek name (meaning 'manly' or 'a man').
St. Andrew must have been a tough hombre since he asked to be martyred on an x-shaped cross (seen Ron's avatar?) since he felt unworthy of going on the same kind as JC. Apparently he was also a very good golfer

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 30 2007 4:33:22

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to Escribano)

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Cool! Very well done Tom, it is not easy (I know, mine cracked). Look forward to hearing it.

Thanks Simon. I totally forgot you had built a guitar. I remember seeing the website. I can't remember the name but I think it had your dog's name River in the URL didn't it? So did you complete it? did you post photos?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 30 2007 6:55:06

TANúñez

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to andresito)

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Muy buen trabajo, Tomaso Andres!

From what I know, Andrew is actually a greek name (meaning 'manly' or 'a man').
St. Andrew must have been a tough hombre since he asked to be martyred on an x-shaped cross (seen Ron's avatar?) since he felt unworthy of going on the same kind as JC. Apparently he was also a very good golfer

andresito,

That's an interesting story. I'm going to have to research it. Now instead of saying I was partially named after an uncle, I'd rather say I was given this name as my moma knew I would grow up to be very manly. Sounds better

On the flip side, it doesn't look too manly when I have long fingernails on one hand.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 30 2007 6:58:19

andresito

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

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doesn't look too manly when I have long fingernails on one hand.

Hm, yeah, I'm still getting used to people asking if I'm wearing clear nail polish...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 30 2007 8:04:41

Ramón

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RE: Conde Style Guitar - Update (in reply to TANúñez)

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Hm, yeah, I'm still getting used to people asking if I'm wearing clear nail polish...

Buff them to a dull shine. I got tired of explaining that I wasn't gay.

(I thought a pink emo' would be appropriate here)

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