Buying a new classical guitar?

Tis a wonderful concerto! A point about John Williams - he uses a guitar made by Smallman, this guitar uses a new method of construction that gives him a HUGE sound. Alas you won't find many of these hanging around for sale, but if you ever decide to upgrade again there's a guy in England who uses the same methods for a very reasonable price: http://www.nicholas-scott-guitars.co.uk/

If you're within reasonable distance I recommend you have a look for a guitar through Nottingham Spanish guitar centre, you can even give them a call first to see what they can sort out for you - they're very reasonable!

Good luck, and happy guitar-ing!

Tis a wonderful concerto! A point about John Williams - he uses a guitar made by Smallman, this guitar uses a new method of construction that gives him a HUGE sound. Alas you won't find many of these hanging around for sale, but if you ever decide to upgrade again there's a guy in England who uses the same methods for a very reasonable price: http://www.nicholas-scott-guitars.co.uk/

If you're within reasonable distance I recommend you have a look for a guitar through Nottingham Spanish guitar centre, you can even give them a call first to see what they can sort out for you - they're very reasonable!

Good luck, and happy guitar-ing!




Fair, the Rodrigo is a strange concerto - I might even have to agree with you, though I do think something is lost in the sound when a guitar is mic-ed.

They certainly do sound better with age (within reason) - the wood settles through playing and resonates more freely!

Don't get me wrong about the harps, I don't think they sound like guitars. But from a composer's point of view if he/she wants that sort of sound why not use a harp rather than the 5-6 guitars that would be needed to punch through an orchestral forte -