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Old 05-03-2016, 08:56 AM
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Default German Vazquez Rubio - Custom Estudio model

I've really missed not having a classical guitar, so I went ahead and placed my order for a custom Estudio model from Master Luthier, German Vazquez Rubio. It's a custom model because of the individual specs I requested (640MM scale length & 50MM nut width), and also because I got to choose the Palo Escrito back & side set from a few sets personally selected by G.V. Rubio for this guitar. German will hand select the European Spruce top himself, so to provide the best tonal match for the selected back & sides.

Here is the back & side set I chose. I loved the figuring, and especially the sapwood element at the center seam. The wait begins...exciting stuff!

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Schweeeeet!!!!
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Old 05-11-2016, 12:57 PM
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Here is the European Spruce top that German Vazquez Rubio personally selected for my guitar (based on the tonal & structural properties of the back & side set I selected). He had not started working on this at the time the pic was taken, so there is some shop dust, smudges, and pencil marks on it; however, looking past all that, you can see what a lovely, even-grained, and beautiful creamy-colored top it is. This should look fantastic, but more importantly, German assures me that this top will be the perfect tonal match for my back & sides. Couldn't be happier...can't wait!

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