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Post by hushnel on Feb 28, 2020 15:50:07 GMT -5
My first was a mid 80s Yamaha, I was ambushed by it at Chuck Atkins' World of Music in Homestead FL, It’s not a phenomenal guitar but it does sound good. It has a laminated top which I considered to be preferable for taking out in the boat and general kicking around. I still have it and it still sounds good.
A few years back I came across an old red label Yamaha, I talked the guy down to $20 then gave it to my nephew. I took it back when I found it leaning against the wall in his dads garage. I also saw a new classical hanging in what used to be his bed room. I’ve loaned it to a Vet who had some damage to his left hand in Viêt Nam. He told me he missed being able to play the guitar, he never considered the classical so I handed it to him to see if he could, he did OK, he felt he could play it. He still does and this has been a couple years now.
I picked up a Kremona classical a little over a year ago, solid top nicely set up from a woman who recently moved to Daytona from Bulgaria. Her uncle helped her in picking it out. She was asking $80.00 for it, I was happy to pay her price, she had a waiting list of three others who wanted it if her deal with me feel through.
I’ve been looking at Cordoba C9 Parlor leaning more towards the C10 parlor. Not really in the market at the moment but I’m interested in checking out more classicals.
The ones I have are decent instruments but the nuts are a bit wide for me and the flat fingerboards are a little uncomfortable. I would need to see and play these before I could commit to a purchase.
I can play a classical for longer periods of time than the steel strings. I might, eventually, trade off the 2006 000-15S for one of equal value.
I haven’t wrapped my head around the strings that would work best for me. Though I’ve been playing the classical since the 80s I’ve never paid much attention to the strings, it’s time l learn.
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Post by Opie on Feb 29, 2020 7:20:13 GMT -5
I bought a Cordoba GK Studio recently, paid around $700 for it new, fantastic guitar! I just recently tried these strings by Savarez, they have a wound g string and are hands down my favorites . www.juststrings.com/sav-520f.html |
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Post by hushnel on Feb 29, 2020 12:13:43 GMT -5
Looks like a nice guitar,
I have a set of Cordoba on the Kremona, they sound nice. I would like to find a guitar store that has a good selection of Classical guitars, I haven’t had the opportunity to play any high end classicals.
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Post by guildx700 on Mar 4, 2020 1:09:05 GMT -5
Although I struggle with neck width due to my small hands, I do like a classical guitar.
The nylon strings, the flat fingerboard, the lovely tone.
One of my first cool recordings back in the late 1970's featured me using a classical guitar
for the first time playing some flowing leads and lovely sounding chords.
I do use a pick when playing one however...my bad.
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Post by twangmeister on Apr 24, 2020 11:31:33 GMT -5
I have an Antonio Hermosa acoustic-electric classical, which I believe is a Sam Ash product. It is a good guitar for the money ($130 used) with relatively low action and good tone. It doesn't earn a lot of cred at the local classical guitar shop, but they agree that it sounds fine and is very playable. Beats my old Yamahas and Ovation classicals.
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Post by jefe46 on Apr 24, 2020 14:55:56 GMT -5
I hav wealways owned a classicl or flamenco guitar.
were I to own only one guitar, it would be a classical or flamenco guitar.
Among the Classicals/flamencos I have owned:
1985 Ricardo Sanchiz Carpio 1A classical
1961 Ramirez 1A-F FLamenco guitar made by shop foreman Contreras
1961 model 700 Sadeo Yairi Classical
Currently I own a 2003 Flamenco guitar made by Carlos Pina
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Post by Lefty Rev on Apr 24, 2020 15:50:19 GMT -5
I was never without a classical guitar since I started playing at age 13 (when I started on a nylon string!) until this past year when I sold my Pimentel. That's almost 50 years!
I may have to remedy that with something inexpensive (with a non-standard, narrower nut - can't do those +2" nuts anymore!).
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Post by windmill on Apr 24, 2020 17:56:14 GMT -5
Tommy Tedesco tells an interesting and funny story about playing his classical guitar and what some other people thought of his style in the video that was posted on the site a few weeks ago
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Post by LTB on Apr 24, 2020 23:20:42 GMT -5
Had one several years ago in the 1980's. It was an Alvarez Yari. Loved it but one day if fell over and got a 6 inch hairline crack in the solid spruce top. Didn't affect the playing but bugged me and I didn't know a dependable Luthier to take it to so I sold it to a Co-worker who just played it as is for many years. Sounded much better when he played it so at least it went to a good home.
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Post by Harleyboy on Apr 27, 2020 14:38:04 GMT -5
I play nylon string guitar almost everyday. My favorites all have the 1-7/8" nut. I have been using a Taylor 514 for at several years and it is a wonderful guitar. A couple years ago I picked up a used Cordoba and use it for travel and back porch playing. Really nice guitar.
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Post by Lefty Rev on Apr 28, 2020 10:55:16 GMT -5
As I mentioned in a post above, I was missing having a nylon string guitar to play, so started looking for something in the lowest price range possible, but with two caveats: I wanted a solid top, and it had to be Spruce. Yes, Cedar is warm and nice, but I like the punchier clarity of Spruce with nylon strings. I was also looking for something with less than a 2" nut, but that was harder to find. I spent more than I wanted to ( what a shock...), but I found an older Yairi 700, handmade by Sadao Yairi ( gotta do some more research on how he fits into the Yairi family...). Not only does the guitar have great specs, it was built in 1976, my H.S. graduation year, so that was kind of cool as well...and this will ( currently) be my oldest guitar. As an old guitar, it's got some wear and tear, but as long as it plays well and sounds good, that's what I'm looking for. Here's a link to the Reverb listing ( with some good pics): reverb.com/item/31688692-yairi-700-1976-natural The listed price isn't what I paid; I do feel like i got a decent price on this for what it is: old, Made in Japan quality, solid Spruce top... and actually, Rosewood back and sides ( the listing says Mahogany, but the seller confirmed that that was wrong when I asked about it). The back may be solid Rosewood - on many of these guitars the backs were solid and the sides were laminated... Should arrive Friday; I'll give a new guitar day update then...  |
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Post by Lefty Rev on Apr 30, 2020 16:23:51 GMT -5
Should arrive Friday; I'll give a new guitar day update then... Not arriving till Monday now... bummer! But a couple people (on another forum) posted positive comments about these, and said I should be very happy with it - that's encouraging! |
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Post by Taildragger on May 1, 2020 11:26:56 GMT -5
I have an old, no-name, beater that I use to noodle on the couch most every day. My daughter actually found it in a dumpster and dragged it home. It sat unused for years until I reworked the bridge and nut to get it playable. It must be a "student" model as it has a 23" scale length, but that's perfect because that and the nylon strings go much easier on my old, arthritic thumbs than my Gibson steel string acoustic. I switched to playing bass a half dozen years ago because of my arthritis so this is the only 6-string guitar I play anymore.
Have recently been thinking about getting a better quality one, but kind of like the idea of playing a dumpster rescue. It doesn't sound all that terrible, despite its humble origins.
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Post by LTB on May 3, 2020 12:49:16 GMT -5
taildragger, Yamaha makes good Acoustic electrics at a fair price
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