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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 9492388, member: 20148&quot;]Sorry to be late with this, but......</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the finest guitars that I have ever played was Mexican, a Benito Huipe flamenco guitar that a friend of mine had made by him. It was an absolutely outstanding guitar!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=55]@all_fakes[/USER]</p><p>I have seen those little rectangular blocks on several different wooden instruments used for repairing cracks. usually there is a solid thin strip down the centre of the back, so possibly the guitar in the original post has been professionally repaired in the past?</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding nails, as a flamenco guitarist, I like many others, use super glue and tissue paper on my nails. </p><p>A thin aplication of super glue, then quickly a small piece of tissue paper, pre cut to the correct width and curled slightly and laid on the glue. Pressed down slightly at the edges, then when dry, another thin layer of glue and another piece of tissue paper. When this is dry another thin layer of glue, which when dry can be filed and polished, giving a super hard, smooth layer.&nbsp; This usually lasts for about three weeks, with only occasional maintenance of a bit of glue at the edges.</p><p>The result is a nail that is very hard and very resistant to breaking, and gives a very solid sound.&nbsp; I only use this on my annular finger and thumb, but the effect of the solid nail on the annular finger really makes the top E string sing out in comparison to the B and the G. The glue and tissue is totally invisible too!</p><p>It sounds complicated, but is well worth the trouble if you are a serious player.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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