Thanks. With that spruce top and having set for probably years and years without being played, there were times I wasn't very confident the tone would come around. It took several months, but it did.
Brian, I had never heard of the Conn C200 classical guitar. It sounds great. I noticed the Conn C200 classical guitars are sound periodically on Reverb. I guess you were pleased in buying your Alhambra 7C from Alhambra 7C from Fanatic Guitars in Barcelona, Spain.
Yes, working with fanatics was excellent. The conn was made by tokai in japan in 1971. The quality is very good just like the Alhambra. The conn is very much like the higher end alverez yairi I played. The neck and feel were similar.
Brian, your Alhambra 7C sounds great. Did you buy it new or used? On Reverb, there is a a music store Fanatic Guitars in Barcelona, Spain that is selling a new Alhambra 7C for $870 that seems to be a good price compared top other music stores. The photos of the back and side of the Alhambra 7C match on Reverb match the colors of your guitar. Though on other websites, I have noticed photos of the back and side of the Alhambra 7C being a dark brown that would probably be rosewood that I think would be the Alhambra 7P.
I bought it from fanatics in spain. I have since sold it. It was a good guitar, but soneone offered almost what I had into it. I have a couple songs up from the conn c200 I use now. I have been impressed with the tone of hanika guitars and may try one next if I can save up enough.
Do you have any concerns with it being „only“ mahogany instead of rosewood? As many say that rosewood sounds better or is of superior quality... I don’t know much about classical guitars tho, but I am thinking about purchasing a 7c myself. Also it yours the „open pore“ version? How do you like your guitar in general?? Thank you
I have played rosewood guitars and i just seem to prefer mahogany for my style, which is not playing with a light touch so to speak. The guitar is solid high quality wood. It sounds good i think!
I studied classical guitar in college and I have a music degree. Mahogany is my favorite wood for guitar. It gives a greater balance across the spectrum--all the strings sound more equal. Rosewood is nice, gives good bass, but tends to scoop the mid-range tones out a bit. A cedar top is good if you have a light touch, gets a good loud tone, and cedar "plays in" a lot quicker than spruce. Also, nylon string guitars tend not to drive the top as hard as a steel string might, so cedar is good for bringing out the tone of the nylon strings. I prefer spruce for tops though, especially Adirondack (red) spruce, which allows you to go from ppp (quiet) to fff (loud) and the difference is distinct. Sitka spruce is my second choice--also excellent. Spruce has a high ceiling and is difficult to overdrive.
The numbers are just a serial number relating to the factory where the guitar was built. There are usually letters too but it might be only numbers as washburn make their own rather than use the main factories? Not 100% sure on that part but I think so.
wonderful! besides-- do you want to attempt taking on video collabs in Bandhub! I regularly do play six-string. Both of us have to collab to give it a try! That should be exciting!
