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     I've heard a lot about Torres' work with papier mache, I have always been towards the theory that the sides and back really don't contribute to sound much on a guitar.

    I know the guitar is in a museum in Europe but have had a difficult time finding pictures. I think I've found it though and am trying to confirm of it looks like this! Thanx!

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Billy Dean Thomas
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While I can neither confirm nor deny the provenance of that guitar, it does not look like any Torres that I've ever seen photos of.  Pin bridge, pickguard, Dreadnaught looking body shape, fingerboard markers, very unusual bridge location...

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No.

The papier mache guitar is FE14. It has wooden pegs, not machines, is gut strung, not steel like that photo, no pickguard - it looks like a normal guitar of that provence.

You can find a photo and extensive documentation in Romanillos' book Antonio de Torres: Guitar Maker - His Life & Work. A book every builder should own, btw.

I wonder if all the candy inside it hurts the tone?

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Jonathan Kendall, Siloam Springs AR

Very Good Jon!  

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Apologies in advance for souding rude, but I'm really tired of hearing the
paper mache story.

So a D-18 sounds exactly like a D-28, there is no significant difference in
tone whether the back is pressed tight up against your gut or held away,
and Ovation had the right idea all along. Build two identical Torres style
classicals, one with brazilian or cypress back and sides, one with paper
mache. I'm sure you will find no significant difference in tone, right?

Sorry, but it's a common sense thing. Yes, the top obviously plays the
most influential role in producing sound and determining tone. To write
off the role of back and sides as insignificant however, is not even worth
arguing.

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[quote]I wonder if all the candy inside it hurts the tone?[/quote]

Jon: What kind of candy do you think would be more resonant?

Yes Yes It's clear it a pinata!
But is it a Torres?   

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

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(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

DOH!

The photo was SO poor, how could we tell?

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huh... I thought this thread was a joke, but I'd have never guessed that to be a pinata.

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Boy, that went over my head. I thought that image was a really bad
sketch you did on microsoft paint or something from recollection, but I
didn't want to be quite so rude as to possibly insult your artistic abilities.


Now the question is whether the tone would be better on the modern non-
violent, non-aggresive, politically correct, hallmark pinata, which children
pull strings one at a time until it unfurls, or the old whack with a stick,
breaking nearby vases, light bulbs and noses type. I obviously prefer the
latter.

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