New composition, video: Enjoy!

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Permalink Reply by GNuck on May 15, 2011 at 8:13pm

Michael, I enjoyed your playing and the video.

 

What brand and model classical guitar are you playing?

Really nice tone.

 

I'm looking at a used Kremona Fiesta that I may buy this week which would be my first classical.

 

Thanks;

 

Gary

Permalink Reply by Michael DeLalla on May 16, 2011 at 6:38am

Hi Gary,

The guitar in the video is my longtime main classical, a Kohno Model 15, built in 1968. I'm slowly retiring it--it's become too fragile for touring, and the tone is beginning to flatten out a bit. Too bad guitars aren't like violins--they actually do stop getting better with age....like us, I suppose,,,;-)...

I also have a nice Ken Hill which I use for a lot of gigs because it's outfitted with a GHS mic/pickup which just sounds wonderfully like the guitar, not like most classical pickups. For a first classical, I might recommend one of Ken's--beautifully constructed, reasonably priced. Mine is spruce top--brighter, a bit punchier tone than the afore-mentioned cedar-topped Kohno, good when playing with other instruments.

 

I don't know the Kremona line well, but have heard a couple that seemed like nice values. Let me know some particulars regarding price range, etc. and I might have a more concrete suggestion.

Cheers,

Michael

Permalink Reply by GNuck on May 16, 2011 at 6:59pm

Thanks Michael for the information.

 

This Kremona is a solid cedar top, solid Indian Rosewood body and sides Fiesta model the guy is wanting to get rid of quickly. He's only wanting a 6th of what it is worth so I'm going to look at it since it would be a very reasonable entry price into the classical guitar realm. He's had it for sale for a while but hasn't had any takers and he's really wanting to sell it.

 

Thanks again;

 

Gary

Permalink Reply by Ken Brodie on May 16, 2011 at 5:13am

Michael

 

Thank you so much. This is simply beautiful.

 

Total Respect

Ken

Permalink Reply by Michael DeLalla on May 16, 2011 at 5:48pm

Thanks, Ken.

 

Warm Regards,

Michael