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"I was impressed with Ken Parkers Archtop. He had addressed the problem of truss rod adjustment on the fly, a long scale length, a neck completely detached from the body, and a powerful projection. The frets were a bit bumpy for me, and the price ...well ...I'd be too frightened to play it.
Ted Megas had a great Archtop but had huge bronze strings, and the frets again a little high. So it sounded great, but lighter warmer string may have muffled it a bit.
I was very sad that Ryan Thorell was nowhere to be seen. I was very interested in his nylon acoustic archtop.
All in all the Healdsburg Festival was a lot of fun. It would be nice if there was a shop somewhere that stocked a good selection of these beautiful instruments."
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Victor
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"Last but certainly not least, I have a Ryan Thorell Gianina coming for myself. After playing the prototype, I absolutely could not resist. Ryan has captured the Unicorn by creating the guitar that many other great luthiers have chased for decades but couldn't quite capture. Playing a Nylon Archtop that works and functions at the highest level, projecting gorgeous sounds that make you never want to stop playing, is finally a reality. I could not possibly be more excited or anxious to receive this incredible guitar, as I'm counting down the days."
Regards,
Cliff Cultreri, (Head of Destroy All Guitars)
http://thorellguitars.com/guitars/arch-tops/gianina/
http://www.destroyallguitars.com/salesarchive/1281-thorell-gianina
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/t5/Acoustic-Guitars/Gianina/idi-p/35219845
Austin Weyland playing the Gianina Guitar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8khYTmZscE