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03-31-2019, 09:56 AM
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Feels like I won the Cordoba lottery!
I've been happy for a very long time with my C9 spruce top - it's sent a lot of very nice and expensive guitars packing, but I've still been keeping an eye out for a rosewood backed classical that had the "right stuff" tonally - giving that little darker Spanish sound.
A couple weeks back I stumbled upon a "project" Cordoba Solista SP at a price that was kind of hard to believe. It's always a bit of a crap shoot when you take a chance on one of these - so I asked TONS of questions and decided I'd take the dive. It showed up better than I expected - after a 3 hour session of cleaning/buffing setup/intonation and fresh strings it's way more than I expected! Minor cosmetic and structural imperfections were mostly overcome and the end result is a fantastic sounding and playing instrument! It has just enough of the midrange clarity that I've been searching for in a Rosewood instrument. Nice fat trebles and plenty of volume. Sometimes you just get lucky - I'd have been pretty happy at twice the price!  Came in a Humicase Protege in great shape.Getting ready to put some ports in it with a slightly different design than my C9, but with the same intent.
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03-31-2019, 04:59 PM
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03-31-2019, 06:28 PM
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Nice looking guitar, congrats!
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04-01-2019, 03:23 PM
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I love the looks of yours, great detail touches and the three piece back is wonderful.
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04-01-2019, 03:38 PM
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Given the tonal qualities, I'll certainly learn to deal with it! 
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04-02-2019, 08:57 AM
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Nice guitar!! I used to own the cedar version of the Solista. It's a great guitar, but I never fully bonded with it & sold it.
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04-02-2019, 09:00 AM
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This one sounds so good I'm sitting here questioning whether to put the ports in or not. On the other hand, I've never ported an instrument and not had it sound better! 
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04-03-2019, 05:33 AM
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Nice work on those sound holes!!
I didn't know that the Solista model's came in spruce top!! Now I need to find one and check it out. Dave
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04-05-2019, 08:46 PM
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04-06-2019, 05:11 AM
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