Luigi Legnani - 9 caprices on 9 guitars

Full disclosure, this is not meant to be any sort of scientific comparisons between the guitars, just a fun project I had during the lockdowns. However, you do get a sense of the tone and a good look at the craftsmanship. I just kept whatever strings were on them. 1) Caprice #1 (0:12): Joshia de Jonge (Canada), spruce/nomex/cedar double-top. Rodgers tuners, African Blackwood back and sides, Augustine Imperial strings. What a lovely instrument, it was difficult to give back! These are the types of guitars I love, with a very rich sound that can be pushed without the tone thinning out. Beautiful design in the rosette and bindings. There is also a tornavoz (the cylinder under the rosette) which you can see in one of the shots, which is supposed to lower the resonant frequency of the body. 2) Caprice #4 (2:24): Jeff Sigurdson (Canada), cedar top, Dominique Field inspired, D’addario EJ45. Jeff always impresses me with improvements and experiments he constantly pursues. I was surprised this g
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