"Lagrima" Francisco Tarrega. Guitar: Jose Cortes 1920

As most classical players are able to play this classical piece
of music I recorded this one in order to be able to compare
the tone of this guitar with other instruments. It also gives
an idea of the tonal possibilities this one has.
Jose Cortes guitars in fact are a lot older than the so well
known Juan Cortes guitars that were produced from the sixties
until the eighties of the past century. Jose Cortes' son took
over but quit in 1932 (Possibly the Civil War?) The Rotterdam
museum holds another Jose Cortes guitar that belonged to the
Dutch singer Koos Speenhoff. That instrument is said to be
from 1920 - 1930 and has exactly the same label as the guitar
used here. Many guitar builders worked for each other in
Valencia so chances are there that it could be made by Vicente
Parres and/or Juan Ponce who were Jose Cortes friends or even
the larger factory of Salvador Ibanez could be responsible for
its' production. Jose Cortes seemed to be more of a salesman
during his life....
As this guitar was severely damaged I relacquered it completely
and refretted the guitar as well in order to make a neck correction
The bridge came off and the back also had a lot of scratches as
did the sides and soundboard.
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[@harrinsonpenamunoz6170]

Bella melodia, me encanta el sonido de su guitarra

[@2011Noud]

Incluso le hubiera hecho más justicia a la guitarra pero se nos acababa el tiempo.
Estas guitarras más pequeñas suenan sorprendentemente bien e íntimas. Gracias.

[@mariaplemper]

Zag dat je nog twee mooie stukken heb gespeeld dank daar voor kan niet reageren op de laatste

[@2011Noud]

Ik vind het al geweldig Mariaa dat je op veel andere stukken gereageerd
hebt. Dank daarvoor. Binnenkort een concert in Molenschot (vlakbij Breda)
Ik weet niet of je daar in de buurt woont?

[@mariaplemper]

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