How to Choose a Classical Guitar - Essential Tips from Jeffrey Goodman

Jeffrey Goodman explores how to choose a classical guitar, and explores various topics guitars, including how to evaluate materials, construction, and sound quality.


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Manuel Rodriguez Ebony body, Canadian Cedar top guitar: (1:18)
Manuel Rodriguez Brazilian Rosewood body, Canadian Cedar top guitar
Kinds of woods: (2:27)
Hannabach 815 Low Tension Strings (3:50)
Demo of E major chord and arpeggios Ebony, Canadian Cedar top:(4:20)
Brazilian Rosewood, Canadian Cedar top (5:15)
Grain and smoothness of the top (5:50)
Details of finish, rosette and wood inlays (6:30)
Brazilian guitar – E major chord and arpeggios (7:15)
Qualities of sustain and elongation
Two coupled acoustic systems (7:53)
Importance of the physical condition of the neck (12:08)
Checking tuning and intonation (13:09)
Ninth position chromatic scales (14:55)
Exploring timbre, or tone color (17:25)
Measuring amplitude or loudness (20:28)
Amplitude and timbre on the bass strings (22:47)
The “feel” of the neck, and intuitive sense vs. objective analysis (24:00)
How the strings sound together in short musical phrases (24:56)
Romance d’amour melody on the first string (27:54)
DeVisee Prelude in D minor for study of 2nd and 3rd string quality (31:00)
Fernando Sor Etude in B minor for checking Classical era counterpoint in 3 parts (33:17)
Taking your time, finding several guitars, being both objective and intuitive (36:00)
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