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January 06, 2006
Two guitars
Both my classical guitars are cheap student guitars. I bought new strings for them from Woodwind & Brasswind, who seem now to have a store in Paris. They also have a store in South Bend, Indiana.
The first classical guitar is an Epiphone. It sounds like they added three layers of polyurethane too many. It's also missing a knob off the screw to wind the G string, so I tune that one with a pair of pliers.
The second guitar doesn't seem to have a name. It's frets are tiny little wires. It has a fairly bright sound, but unfortunately this is because they skimped on wood. The neck is bowed now such that the D string buzzes at the 12th fret. I got a sturdy case with it that's worth as much as the guitar.
Classical guitars sound nice when the strings are new. Even with a cheap guitar like one of mine you can hear nuances in the strings that don't come out in the same way with steel stringed acoustics or electrics. Not as impressive as a piano, but pleasing nonetheless. Once I manage to get the guitar to hold a tune, I could sit there all night and just make enjoyable (to me) noises.
Posted by Mark at January 6, 2006 08:11 PM
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