Looking for used decent Classical Guitar

Subject: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 01 Mar 02 - 08:20 AM

I have a friend of mine who has started to play the guitar. He is borrowing a Classical Guitar, is learning Classical and now wants to get a guitar of his own.

Does anyone have a decent Classical Guitar that they want to sell? He is in the Torotno area and would prefer something that he could see before he buys, but seeing it is not a prerequisite.

He has seen a new entry level Yamaha for about $200 CDN (approximately $130 U.S.). He almost bought it, but is open to seeing if he can get a better used one for roughly the same budget.

By the way, he is quite a big man with large hands, so he would be interested in a larger guitar if there is such a thing in the Classical world.

Subject: RE: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: Genie
Date: 02 Mar 02 - 01:27 AM

I can' t beat it, Steve, pricewise, but I have a like-new Takamine Jasmine cutaway acoustic-electric nylon string guitar that I would like to sell. (If you are somewhere between Seattle, WA and Eugene, OR, you can see it.)

There is nothing wrong with it, but, having bought it because I thought nylon strings would be easier on arthritis than light guage bronze or steel, I found that the wider neck on a classical guitar is actually more a problem for me than the heavier strings are.

If your friend or anyone is interested, please let me know. I paid $400 for it (list over $500) and have hardly used it. I would sell it for $300 or consider other offers.

Good luck.

Genie

Subject: RE: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: KT
Date: 02 Mar 02 - 03:22 AM

Steve, you might check out Elderly instruments on line. (www.Elderly .com) I got a wonderful mandolin through Elderly, sight unseen. They do have a policy that allows you to send it back if you don't like it. I was very satisfied with the service and the instrument. Good luck. KT

Subject: RE: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: C-flat
Date: 02 Mar 02 - 04:16 AM

THe Yamaha sounds a good price to me. They do turn out decent quality production line instruments which puts them in the entry level price bracket although they generally play better than that. I have a Yamaha APX Nylon and my big stumpy fingers love it!

Subject: RE: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 02 Mar 02 - 10:36 AM

Thanks guys.

Genie, I'll mention it to him, but I think he wants something more traditional.

Subject: RE: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: Louie Roy
Date: 02 Mar 02 - 10:53 AM

Steve I mentioned this before in another thread if you or your friend are near a college town check the pawn shops for the college students money is getting a little tight and they pawning some very nice and expensive instruments and these can be purchased for about a third of the cost of a new one.Louie Roy

Subject: RE: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: Don Firth
Date: 02 Mar 02 - 02:34 PM

I've read on one of the threads here that Jasmine guitars are junk, but the only one I've actually seen was a Jasmine JS241 half/size classic that Elderly Instruments sold for $95.00, complete with gig bag. I'm used to really high quality classic guitars, but I must say the this little Jasmine was not half bad. Good workmanship, fairly well made, and although I wouldn't want to walk out on the stage at Carnegie Hall with it, it didn't sound bad at all. Terrific for the price! Jasmine also makes a couple of full-size classics.

Apart from reduced size classics like the JS241 (usually for young students), classic guitars are pretty much of a size, give or take a quarter of an inch here and there.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: Looking for used decent Classical Guitar
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 02 Mar 02 - 02:43 PM

Don,

Thanks for that, I'll have him check those out. I suspected that they were pretty much all the same size, but I'm not too familiar with them.