1978 Jacques Favino 14 Fret Oval Hole Guitar #640

MichaelHorowitz

1978
Jacques Favino 14 Fret Oval Hole Guitar #640 (Cedar Top - Indian
Rosewood Back and Sides) HSC

MichaelHorowitz

WOW! :shock:

This is my personal favorite of all Favinos....you won't need the tone enhancing shorts for this one. Bright, crisp, with some thick bottom and volume galore!

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wayne nakamura

Beautiful. The cedar tops look great. Is there a tonal characteristic associated with the cedar top as opposed to spruce?

Any chance you could post another sample in a week, if it's still available, when your facial hair is a little more happenin'?

cheers

MichaelHorowitz

Generally Cedar seems to have a brighter tone that is "simple" and clear. They always cut really, really well. They sound aged even when new, that's why a lot players like Bireli, etc like Cedar. This one is definitely like that...

klaatu

Wow. No facial hair AND no shorts. And it still sounds amazing.

Phil

I'm sure that's the one that my buddy tried about 5 yrs ago, when he was choosing a Favino and he had Jacques Mazzoleni send him 2 guitars to choose from, this one and a 1977 Favino, which is the one he bought. They were both priced at $4,500 back in those good old days!

MichaelHorowitz

Phil wrote:

I'm sure that's the one that my buddy tried about 5 yrs ago, when he was choosing a Favino and he had Jacques Mazzoleni send him 2 guitars to choose from, this one and a 1977 Favino, which is the one he bought. They were both priced at $4,500 back in those good old days!

I'm pretty sure you're talking about a different guitar....to my knowledge this one has only been in Europe up till this point.