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Old 01-21-2013, 09:35 AM
mymartind35 mymartind35 is offline
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Default Takamine G406S-VS New Yorker, Sunburst

I bought this little parlor guitar Saturday. It has a solid spruce top (with scalloped bracing) and a vintage sunburst over the spruce. The back and sides are rosewood. The back is 3 pieces like a D-35. But the center piece is quilted maple. This guitar took some setup. I took off the D'Adarrio stock strings that had probably been on there since it was made. Pulled out the bridge saddle and took out the thick shim, I left the thin one. Restrung it with Martin FX Silk and Phosphor Custom .011-.047 gauge strings. They're a little light, but boy do they sound good. I think I have another permanent addition to my growing stable of guitars. It has a bone saddle, but the nut is plastic. I'll take care of that one day this week. The cool thing is the bracing. It has scalloped x bracing, usually not found on anything but high end guitars. When this little guitar opens up, I believe it will sound as good as my D35. Just not as loud. The neck is thin. But I'm used to that. I have Ovations. It has abalone all over it and it's possibly the nicest looking guitar I own. It's got gold strap buttons and it's way more comfortable to lie on the bed, watch tv, and play. Here. Take a look at it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mymarti...n/photostream/
and here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mymarti...in/photostream
Oh why not. Here's one more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mymarti...in/photostream Let me know what you think.
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