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Old 05-18-2022, 09:35 PM
Jamolay Jamolay is offline
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Default NGD- Kremona 90th

I tried to get a Kremora Solea from GC. Sent back as soo dry the whole back came off! Cracked too, but that I knew. Now it is back on G C for too much for a full rebuild guitar.

So bummed, i did what grown men with GAS do. I went and bought a mint Kremona 90th Anniversary on reverb. Great deal, great seller. Even better guitar. Plays so smooth and light, articulate and refined. Brighter and less muddy than the Solea.

Before I started learning a couple of years ago, I wanted to do Classical, decided to start with steel string, and electric rabbit hole instead. Now I am back around to what I think I really wanted in the first place. Although I am still enjoying the steel too.




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Old 05-19-2022, 09:25 AM
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Very pretty guitar! Enjoy!
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Old 05-20-2022, 05:06 PM
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Beautiful instrument!

I have a Solea and love it - smooth playing with a lovely and balanced tone.

Is that Cocobolo?
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Old 05-20-2022, 05:07 PM
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Awesome! Enjoy it!
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Old 05-20-2022, 05:27 PM
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That is...... beautiful. Congrats and happy playing.
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Old 05-20-2022, 06:06 PM
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Very pretty guitar! Congratulations!

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Old 05-20-2022, 06:19 PM
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Beautiful instrument!

I have a Solea and love it - smooth playing with a lovely and balanced tone.

Is that Cocobolo?

This is the Kremona 90th Anniversary, so it is Pau Ferro.

As in the opening post, I was trying to buy a Solea and the one I got had been raisined. Cracked, braces and back coming off. Not worth the cost to fix.

I think the Solea with Cedar and cocobolo is warmer and more bass heavy, lush in a good way. The 90 th is a little brighter and crisp, perhaps more articulate, in comparison. They both sound wonderful and I am happy with how this turned out.

GC has the broken Solea up for sale at the same price I paid (and was refunded) for it, although they offered to knock $400 more off the price if I kept it. I think they are criminal for selling it again, they are only disclosing a 4” crack, and not the rest of the problem. I should have bargained them down more and bought it. It would have been a good opportunity to learn to fix it (probably not worth paying someone to fix it). Ah, well.
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