C Indiana Macafferi Cutaway Manuel Rodriguez oval hole
anyone know this guitar i cant find reviews on internet of this guitar so mayby someone who read this and have expierence with this guitar
someone have offer this guitar to me but before i wanne go tho there(long way) and try to play on that one i wanne read something about it
what i can expect
i am from holland
thanks till sofar
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It seems to me that there was a good European flamenco maker by that name - but also - Fender Guitar used to import flamencos of that same name into the USA & I don't think they were very highly regarded. You probably should ask if the maker is still working and if he has a website or something - and find out where it was made. If it was made by a guy named Manuel Rodriguez or if it is an offshore guitar manufactured under contract etc..
Haha... in other words... my gut feeling is that if I were your big brother I'd tell you to get more information before sending money ;-)
My 2 cents
-Chuck
http://www.guitars-m-r-sons.com/ing/home.htm
This is indeed the maker of flamenco guitars. Now they also have a line of Selmer models, calling them the "maccaferri" line.
I have a model B. If you want some info, PM me. You can write me in Dutch.
Manuel Rodriquez is the builder of the guitars Paco de Lucia uses.
These instrumenst cost around 20.000 Euro, if i am not mistaken and are handbuilt.
They also sell factory built guitars however. Of course these are a lot cheaper.
http://www.classicguitar.com/paco.html
A few makers including Carillo have made officail "Paco de Lucia " guitars
http://www.zavaletas-guitarras.com/file ... o1APDL.htm
http://tguitars.home.texas.net/Fine%20t ... guitar.htm
http://www.guitarsalon.com/product.php?productid=3380
these regularly sell for $15,000-$25,000
He would be one of many classical builders held in the same esteem as Selmer, Busato, etc..
As for the "Manuel Rodriguez" (MR) name:
MR is not a name that was made up to create a Spanish image.
It refers to 3 persons, grandfather, father and son.
The father had a workshop in the USA for some 15 years, then returned to Spain, to take over the family guitar building business, a factory (company) of the same name (MR) near Madrid. The factory/workshop produces a wide range of guitars, from basic to (very) expensive.
The assumption in one of the post by Bob Holo that Fender imported the brand for some time is correct. Judging from the remarks made in that post Fender only importered the more basic models.
...back to the original post, how is the Rodriguez Selmac? Anyone?
In Europe the price of this model hovers around 1000 Euro.
The one i have is very loud.
Sound is fine, with an emphasis on the midrange.
The body is larger than a standard Selmer size, but not as large as a Favino.
The neck is really large, to the point where i think it does not suit a beginner. In fact imho the neck does not even come close to the shape of a 'genuine' neck. More like an oversized classical model.
Wood quality is good (certainly for the price) i was told by somebody who in into this sort of thing. Paintwork is fine as well.
It may be factory made, but 100 years of experience does show here.
Hardware is on the cheapish side. The tailpiece and tuners of a Gitane DC 255 are of better quality.
Frets are way to thin i feel. Eat through windings in a couple of days.
All in all: sounds fine, but hard to play if you are small or have small hands, due to the size if the guitar.
Hardware should be improved i feel.
Stu