Comments for Purnell Guitars http://purnellguitars.com Handmade Classical Guitars by Jake Fuller Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:47:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Sound-post Guitar by Jack Wilkinson http://purnellguitars.com/news/#comment-369 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:47:49 +0000 http://purnellguitars.com/#comment-369 Always interesting to hear how a maker addresses the old age problem of volume, sound quality, sustain and natural frequency. Many makers have experimented with the tuning of the top and back to certain frequencies before construction.

]]> Comment on Prices by Elspeth Compton http://purnellguitars.com/prices/#comment-159 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:51:14 +0000 http://purnellguitars.wordpress.com/?page_id=163#comment-159 I’m thinking of getting a new guitar. What is the string length of your standard guitar?
Elspeth

]]> Comment on Contact by Nich Thomas http://purnellguitars.com/contact/#comment-66 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:55:56 +0000 http://purnellguitars.wordpress.com/contact/#comment-66 Hi
FYI I wanted to let you know about Purnell number 55, purchased in the summer of 2003 from Bristol. I tried all the guitars in the shop, but I kept on returning to the Purnell – there was just something about the sound that I found compelling. The fundamental clean and articulate characteristic has changed little over the years. This is in stark contrast to its predecessor, a loud, warm and muddy sounding cedar fronted spanish-made concert instrument. The articulate nature of the sound allows it to cut through other instruments without my having to thrash it. Over the years, the spruce has sweetened up and the sound has become more balanced; the upper positions in particular sound very similar to the classic Segovia recordings he made on his Hauser –

So there you have it – another satisfied customer.

regards
Nich Thomas

]]> Comment on PURNELL GUITARS by john lee http://purnellguitars.com/2010/01/11/hello-world/#comment-26 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:38:23 +0000 http://purnellguitars.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/hello-world/#comment-26 Hi Jake. I was lucky enough to get one of your concert models, number 51, a few years back. It was in Brian keans shop in greenwich. It is full of surprises, I often use it as a Flamenco with composite strings. Brilliant projection, many people have tried to buy it from me after a recital, but thers no way I will part with it.
Congratulations on being a brilliant luthier.
When I raise enough dosh I want a cutaway Flamenco to my specification. We spoke about this a couple of years ago.

Good luck and god bless.
John.

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