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Post by yorkshire on May 19, 2016 8:04:37 GMT
Hello everyone, I have been lucky enough to find an Avalon Gold series guitar. The Guitar is a bit battered on surface,but the sound is unique sweet sounding. The guitar is the "small" series,but is SO loud. I don't understand how a small guitar can be so loud?It is much louder than any of the dreadnaughts I have and a Jumbo I have. Can anyone explain how this can be so?
(FYI-Woods (all solid): spruce top, rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard)
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Post by ocarolan on May 19, 2016 8:37:01 GMT
Congrats!
Some small guitars are loud, some aren't. Some large guitars are loud, some aren't. Much depends on the build and responsiveness of the guitar.
Do you mean loud from the player's position, or out front?
I often find that when sitting down with a small guitar I bend over it more than with a large one, enabling me to hear more of what is going out front - sometimes this can make seem louder.
Small guitars, especially rosewood backed ones do sometimes project better and have a more "focussed" sound than larger ones. This can result in them being heard better by a listener at the back of a room than a larger guitar which may have more volume closer too, but sends that out all over the place.
Small guitars can often have a faster attack to the notes than larger ones, which can result in greater perceived loudness.
Just some random thoughts which may or may not apply in your case with your particular guitars.
Enjoy the Avalon - fine instruments.
Keith
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