MALAPANIS CONCERT CLASSICAL GUITAR - AMAZING QUALITY Played by ANGEL ROMERO -VIDEOS, SOUNDCLIPS, Low Reserve Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 7,100.00 Time Left - Bid Count 11 Buy It Now Price USD 9,500.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Los Angeles, California See more about 'MALAPANIS CONCERT CLASSICAL GUITAR - AMAZING QUALITY' Description MALAPANIS CONCERT CLASSICAL GUITAR REVIEWS                                  The quality of the Malapanis guitars have captured the attention of some of the finest classical guitarists of our century. The king of classical guitarists, Sir ANGEL ROMERO, has been enthusiastically concertizing with a Malapanis guitar since 2002. Concerning a Malapanis cedar-top model, Romero affirms that "Tom is a maker of extreme and rare quality; He really is very innovative, and the instruments he produces -- like the one I have -- well, there's not another instrument that could push it to the side in the concert hall."            These pictures of ROMERO and the Malapanis guitar are just a summary snapshot of the exposure these guitars have had in the concert halls of the world during the past several years. This particular guitar (part of the same generation of guitars as Angel Romero's) is a superb instrument, an instrument of the finest craftsmanship and of the highest sonor quality. SOUND SAMPLES                   For a glimpse of the acoustical capacity of the Malapanis guitars, please listen to some sound files recorded with a cedar-top Malapanis Guitar. In fact, all these songs have also been recorded by Christopher Parkening with Andres Segovia's own Ramirez guitar on the album entitled "A Tribute to Segovia."  If you have the chance, listen to the two recordings side by side and decide for yourself which guitar sounds better. I believe the Malapanis guitar has much more power and a wider dynamic range than the Ramirez played by Parkening. To get that kind of a sound in any guitar is a great accomplishment.   Castles of Spain recorded with a Malapanis Guitar:  Volume and Projection:  http://malapanis.com/media/01%20Rumor%20De%20Copla.mp3  Thick and Lyrical Sound of the high E string: http://malapanis.com/media/02%20Siguenza.mp3  Tonal Diversity and Color Variations: http://malapanis.com/media/03%20Manzanares%20Del%20Real.mp3  Amazing Sustain and Lush Sound of the Treble Strings:  http://malapanis.com/media/04%20Romance%20De%20Los%20Pinos.mp3 Separation of the Notes and Overall Balance of the Guitar: http://malapanis.com/media/05%20Turregano.mp3   VIDEO SAMPLE Watch Angel Romero play Vivaldi's concerto in D with a Malapanis guitar: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sN6EhoJ_f2I For a full interview of Angel Romero and the guitar luthier Thomas Malapanis, please visit: http://www.malapanis.com/adn_article_2006.html For a fuller discussion of the Malapanis phenomenon please visit http://www.malapanis.com   DESCRIPTION (Hi Res Pictures available on request)                  This guitar is 6 years old and it is in great shape! The guitar has been consistently played and is beautifully opened providing a very mature sound.  The guitar is in EXCELLENT CONDITION without any structural issues whatsoever! The guitar has a couple of minor scratches under the high e-string which did not show on in the pictures. MORE SOUND CLIPS AND HI. RES. PICTURES available upon request!                 The guitar sold is Malapanis' 10th guitar (collector's treasure)  and is a 650 mm (standard size for classical guitarists), cedar-top instrument (check out the beautiful tight-grained cedar), Cocobolo rosewood back and sides, with a warm, dark, lush, and extremely lyrical sound. The entire guitar is french-polished unlike most of the other guitars, which only have a top french polish. The french polish allows the guitar to "breathe" more and causes the wood to resonate much better without having any obstructions (lacquer). The guitar has great intonation especially when played in the 12th to 15th frets (the most challenging portion of the guitar to keep in tune). The basses are powerful and when playing the guitar you can feel your ribcage resonating with it. The trebles, well, what can I say about the trebles other than they are the best part of the guitar? They resemble the dark singing tone of a 1963 Ramirez guitar. They have great sustain and are in perfect balance with the bass strings.                         Whether you are an already accomplished guitarist (like Angel Romero), an aspiring classical guitarist, or, an enthusiastic fan of the classical guitar world, and, if you have an eye for detail and quality, then, this could be the right guitar for you. The value and quality of these instruments is unsurpassed today! Without trying to overstate the quallity of these instruments, I invite you to play a Malapanis next to your finest Fleta and Ramirez. You will be amazed and pleasantly surprised!   VALUE & PRICING                       These instruments resale for $10,000 in select guitar salons of New York and Los Angeles and it is not uncommon for vendors to sell them for up to $15,000.  Feel free to contact the following guitar salons and ask questions about the Malapanis guitars. These professionals would be able to provide you with an unbiased view of the Malapanis guitars.  The starting price of this particular guitar is a great opportunity for you to acquire an instrument which will stay with you for a life-time before these guitars begin selling for many more thousands of dollars.   Guitar Salon in New York:  http://www.theguitarsalon.com/contact.html Tony Acosta's Salon in New York:  http://www.luthiermusic.com/thomas-malapanis-p-12513.html             Last week at the Guitar Convention of America Convention in San Francisco, the Malapanis guitars were the ones that had the most exposure. The sound of these instruments is amazingly pure and beautiful with a very strong spanish character! If you have contemplated getting one of these instruments in the past, here is a great opportunity to get one of these works of art!     Feel free to contact me with any specific questions you might have in regards to this superb instrument and Happy Bidding! On Dec-16-07 at 19:40:23 PST, seller added the following information: Place a Bid!