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So likely tomorrow, I'll be selling my camps cut 500s to replace it with a flamenco with a cedar top. Although I really love the feel of this guitar, I do like a warmer tone. The problem is, finding flamencos with a cedar top for a around a grand or less is almost impossible. I've been looking at the Raimundo Bossa Nova 3, I know it's not considered a flamenco guitar, but considering that the action comes at a 2.7-2.5 at the 12th fret, I assume that the body also probably has a flamenco/spicey like construction. The only thing that's nagging at me is the scale length (640 mm) and the neck width (50.5mm compared to my current 52mm) and am afraid of having intonation and playability issues that come with a shorter scale length. However, with my ruler -10 mm difference doesn't seem to make a terrible difference but a lot of reviews online make it seem like a small guitar, so Idk.
Anyway what do y'all think about all this? Do you think the guitar would be problematic because of the neck? Do you know of any cedar flamencos on that price range?
(For reference, I will be using this specifically for latin jazz and tid bits for flamenco)
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Hmmm, is this the best place to investigate Flamenco guitars? Anybody???
There could be a few members who can answer. Let's see!
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Can't claim to be an expert, but methinks the scale length difference is a non-issue. Neck width is still generous compared to electric guitars. The question mark with all Spanish/classical guitars is how their neck holds and how they react to changing seasons. But I believe you know all this. I once had a Juan Hernadez Profesor with cedar top, and it fared very well in the demanding Finnish climate - super dry during the winter months. My Ibanez steel-string flattop also has a cedar top, and it has survived a dozen winters without moisturizing. The Raimundos I went through before settling for the Hernandez showed quite a bit of variation in action, but that was almost a generation ago.
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FOAW, it's refreshing to see another woman here, there are few of you. I have a Huipe Flamenco that I just had my wife's violin/cello tech install the geared pegs. They work great, but the strings sounded different. I remember going through the different nylons, from the 3 tensions of Augustine, through Savarez, and the D'Addarios. Hard to get a match, you just have to find out what works on your particular guitar. Of course the problem with the nylons is that it takes so long for them to settle.
Ironically, on an electric nylon, it doesn't seem so immediately drastic.
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