It has good tone believe it or not. For a cheap guitar the sound board does a good job.
I think the bridge wants filing down.
I found out the fret buzz problem is me as expected. My friend showed me that it is the adjacent string resonating. I have to in some situations damp adjacent strings with my fingers.
there is so much to learn.
I am considering sanding the sound board down to bare wood and French polishing it. For sound purposes, not looks.
You might well say"why bother"
well I daren't spend any more money on guitars, this was a hand me down it is the classical guitar I shall have to make do with.
But I recon I can improve it. I doubt Shellack against varnish will make anything about it worse.
My yamaha classic
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When you've finished, be sure and let Yamaha know. They will doubtless pay you handsomely for the effort.Paul Barker wrote:
But I recon I can improve it.
sorry Paul, couldn't resist it.
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That is funny.
Quote my friend the pro:
"Yes in those days you could pay £150 for a good guitar and Yamaha came along with something like this for £60 and it was better."
He isn't a gadget freak at all anything cheap that will earn you a living in the pro world.
But he does have a Flamenco guitar to die for, as light as a feather, sounds glorious and he plays flamenco very well, even though he is a drummer.
Forget what he said it cost him but it was many thousands of pounds. No idea what make.
But he can make my Yamaha sound flamenco pretty well too.
But I am never going to be able to play flamenco.
Quote my friend the pro:
"Yes in those days you could pay £150 for a good guitar and Yamaha came along with something like this for £60 and it was better."
He isn't a gadget freak at all anything cheap that will earn you a living in the pro world.
But he does have a Flamenco guitar to die for, as light as a feather, sounds glorious and he plays flamenco very well, even though he is a drummer.
Forget what he said it cost him but it was many thousands of pounds. No idea what make.
But he can make my Yamaha sound flamenco pretty well too.
But I am never going to be able to play flamenco.