This video examines all the decision points which must be made by the classical guitarist and the luthier in the planning and production of a hand-made, classical guitar.
Saša, oduševio si me i svojim radom i filozofijom, pa čak i sviranjem. Uživam u ovim videima o pravljenju gitara i baš mi je bilo drago vidjeti nekog sa naših prostora da se time bavi i to još i prezentira na youtube-u. Želim ti puno uspjeha u daljnjem radu. Veliki pozdrav iz Bosne! Oliver
congratulations. Really a good piece of art. Sounds really good. Wish I get a hand made guitar someday. Can't compare quality between mass line production and something like this.
Song played at about 17:30 is called Uspavanka Za Radmilu M. by Goran Bregović and Vlatko Stefanovski. czcams.com/video/2KtZxGEo0q4/video.html Enjoy! :)
You do an amizing guitar, i believe it worth a lot of money, my $30 will not afford to bring this guitar home, so i will stop my dream to have a good guitar from now.
This piece of wood should cost at least 20,000 euros when it's finished. The problem is that the young lady has to go into debt all her life because no one is interested in this kind of music today. The only chance that exists is that this piece of wood sounds so extraordinary that there is at least a slim chance of making at least some money to survive with it. Let us hope for the best for the young woman that she does not throw herself into ruin.
Your price estimate is high. The young woman is in no danger of being unable to obtain food because of the purchase. The guitar was purchased for her by an older man who loves her ... her father. It was worth every penny.
@ 4.00 cutting the nut slot like that , by registering the headstock against the fence, is asking for trouble. Doesn't matter if you have been doing it this way for 50 years, it is still wrong. The correct method is to use a sled running in the miter slot of the tablesaw.
+murrmac He didn't register off the fence if you look closer. He has the neck held up off of the table by a spacer and uses the miter gauge to cut the slot. It's not wrong.
Hi, Sasha: What determines whether high-tension or medium-tension strings are best for a particular guitar? And, also, why does one brand of string sound better than another on a particular guitar? In this regard, do you find you always use the same strings on guitars you make in the same style?
It was actually for my daughter. It was approximately $7500.00. When I heard the price, I couldn't believe it was so high. After I watched all the work that went into it, I couldn't believe it was so cheap.
no doubt the luthier would agree with your second opinion. Still, it is certainly a nice instrument and, if your priorities and pocketbook warrant it, probably worth the expense.
Hi Sasha. I was very impressed with your skills. When you finisshed making this guitar, did you have to worry about intonation at the 12th fret. If so, may I ask how you achieve this. Best wishes. Anthony.
Anthony, no I did not worry about intonation. I use Frisch fret spacing, a German engineer who invented that. The fretboard intonated this way is better than standard fret positioning, it is near perfect all the way down to 19 th fret. Best wishes to you too sir...
+Anthony , My hand made guitars are for sale. I do not have any guitar ready for try out or for sale. Usually I am asked to make custom classical according to customer requirements. My classical start at US $ 7,000.- hard shell case included. Waiting time minimum 8 months, Best regards to you too sir! Sasha
Thank you for the information Sasha, I will have to check my bank statement to see how much money I have to spare.!! Classy guitars though. I will follow your progress with interest. Best wishes. Anthony.
It is in the search words. Without that you can't find the video, in any case. Think of how many people would know the luthier, not that many, when you compare it to how many people know guitars. This gives him the benefit of a larger universe who might find the video.
if you make a guitar to the specs that the customer asks for, how can you be sure that the instrument will have the best sound? the customer is not a luthier so why would you let them dictate how to make a great sounding guitar?
+Jay M I am only the video maker, but since this guitar was actually made for my daughter I can say she only had input on the size of the fretboard and the appearance. There are only two choices of wood and both work well. Sasha has the ultimate say over the internal construction and sound. The customer's input is more cosmetic. Sometimes, Sasha comes here and answers questions. I hope he will elaborate.
You have to give customers what they are asking for! At least basic sound requirement! The rest of the sound is my trademark I would say. That is the area where every maker gets bit of selfish! :)
+Alex Boghossian Thank you, Alex. No, I do not have a website. I just do these for fun. Sasha's email is at the end of the video if you would like to contact him directly.
+Alex Boghossian I just happened to see your comment sir, my web site is : radicic-guitar-zither.com all other info are right there at the last page of my web site. Thank you very much for kind words!
fantastic stuff... good to see that folks are still out there doing this kind of quality work. shared on Facebook.
I'm really impressed with these instruments, they sound and look amazing.
Would have like to see this young woman collect her guitar and play it for the first time..
Saša,
oduševio si me i svojim radom i filozofijom, pa čak i sviranjem. Uživam u ovim videima o pravljenju gitara i baš mi je bilo drago vidjeti nekog sa naših prostora da se time bavi i to još i prezentira na youtube-u. Želim ti puno uspjeha u daljnjem radu. Veliki pozdrav iz Bosne!
Oliver
I have sent your comment to Sasha.
Thank you, I didn't know this isn't his channel.
I think it ought to be he gets more views than anything else I do! I was just the father of the girl he made the guitar for.
epic skills! Hope that I can purchase hand-made guitars one day, can't wait to try it.
Seems like your customer has really good taste 👍
Beautiful sound...beautiful guitar
Well done. Beautiful work.
Amazing video.
I admire you and your fine work.
Beautiful work, deeper sound, Great
Nice tone
congratulations. Really a good piece of art. Sounds really good. Wish I get a hand made guitar someday. Can't compare quality between mass line production and something like this.
Mhztyz25 Thanks. Sasha is a true craftsman and artist.
da,Dugme Bijelo-great work by the way...pozdrav iz SPLITA !!!
Song played at about 17:30 is called Uspavanka Za Radmilu M. by Goran Bregović and Vlatko Stefanovski. czcams.com/video/2KtZxGEo0q4/video.html Enjoy! :)
You do an amizing guitar, i believe it worth a lot of money, my $30 will not afford to bring this guitar home, so i will stop my dream to have a good guitar from now.
This piece of wood should cost at least 20,000 euros when it's finished. The problem is that the young lady has to go into debt all her life because no one is interested in this kind of music today. The only chance that exists is that this piece of wood sounds so extraordinary that there is at least a slim chance of making at least some money to survive with it. Let us hope for the best for the young woman that she does not throw herself into ruin.
Your price estimate is high. The young woman is in no danger of being unable to obtain food because of the purchase. The guitar was purchased for her by an older man who loves her ... her father. It was worth every penny.
@ 4.00 cutting the nut slot like that , by registering the headstock against the fence, is asking for trouble. Doesn't matter if you have been doing it this way for 50 years, it is still wrong.
The correct method is to use a sled running in the miter slot of the tablesaw.
+murrmac He didn't register off the fence if you look closer. He has the neck held up off of the table by a spacer and uses the miter gauge to cut the slot. It's not wrong.
Jako mi se dopadaju Vase gitare i nacin na koji ih pravite! :)
+Milos Katic On je pravi umjetnik i divan čovjek .
+Milosh Katich Hvala takodjer, drago mi je da vam se svidjaju! :) pozdrav iz St.Louisa, USA
+outofthebiz Hvala velika na divnim rijecima :)
Hi, Sasha:
What determines whether high-tension or medium-tension strings are best for a particular guitar? And, also, why does one brand of string sound better than another on a particular guitar? In this regard, do you find you always use the same strings on guitars you make in the same style?
you're very good alex.. can you give me what kind of tools or special tools you need to need to make one? and where can you get it at? thanks
+Marxlen Lopez Sasha's email address is at the end of the video. If you write to him there, I am sure he will answer you.
thank you
Lovely guitar you made for the student. How much does such a guitar cost?
It was actually for my daughter. It was approximately $7500.00. When I heard the price, I couldn't believe it was so high. After I watched all the work that went into it, I couldn't believe it was so cheap.
no doubt the luthier would agree with your second opinion. Still, it is certainly a nice instrument and, if your priorities and pocketbook warrant it, probably worth the expense.
Hi Sasha. I was very impressed with your skills. When you finisshed making this guitar, did you have to worry about intonation at the 12th fret. If so, may I ask how you achieve this. Best wishes. Anthony.
Anthony, no I did not worry about intonation. I use Frisch fret spacing, a German engineer who invented that. The fretboard intonated this way is better than standard fret positioning, it is near perfect all the way down to 19 th fret.
Best wishes to you too sir...
Thanks for your reply Sasha. May I ask if your handmade guitars are for sale and if so, how much do they sell for. Regards Anthony.
+Anthony ,
My hand made guitars are for sale. I do not have any guitar ready for try out or for sale. Usually I am asked to make custom classical according to customer requirements. My classical start at US $ 7,000.- hard shell case included. Waiting time minimum 8 months,
Best regards to you too sir!
Sasha
Thank you for the information Sasha, I will have to check my bank statement to see how much money I have to spare.!! Classy guitars though. I will follow your progress with interest. Best wishes. Anthony.
When he told me how much it would cost I couldn't believe it was that high. After I saw how much work is involved, I was amazed it was that cheap.
You really should put the luthier's name in the title or description....
It is in the search words. Without that you can't find the video, in any case. Think of how many people would know the luthier, not that many, when you compare it to how many people know guitars. This gives him the benefit of a larger universe who might find the video.
just asking how much cost to build the guitar for me... i really enjoying this video thank you so much
otto suseno I think his guitars start around $7,000
Search on line, I sometimes see some of Sasha's more basic guitars for around 3k used.
wunderbar-
+Dave Kummer Danke! :)
if you make a guitar to the specs that the customer asks for, how can you be sure that the instrument will have the best sound? the customer is not a luthier so why would you let them dictate how to make a great sounding guitar?
+Jay M I am only the video maker, but since this guitar was actually made for my daughter I can say she only had input on the size of the fretboard and the appearance. There are only two choices of wood and both work well. Sasha has the ultimate say over the internal construction and sound. The customer's input is more cosmetic. Sometimes, Sasha comes here and answers questions. I hope he will elaborate.
You have to give customers what they are asking for! At least basic sound requirement! The rest of the sound is my trademark I would say. That is the area where every maker gets bit of selfish! :)
What Song is he playing near the end?
Glenn That Guy He told me, it is from a popular artist from Europe. I will find out and let you know.
Glenn That Guy Actually, at the end, he is just improvising. I will get the other song soon.
From 20:18 onwards he is playing the ending section from a piece by Albeniz called Asturias.
I'm sorry what it's his full name!?
Sasha Radicic
hello sir great job . congratulations have you à Web site ? thank you..alex from France
+Alex Boghossian Thank you, Alex. No, I do not have a website. I just do these for fun. Sasha's email is at the end of the video if you would like to contact him directly.
+Alex Boghossian I just happened to see your comment sir, my web site is : radicic-guitar-zither.com all other info are right there at the last page of my web site. Thank you very much for kind words!
sorry for my late answer! Yes my website is : radicic-guitar-zither.com
radicicguitars@gmail.com
What's the song at 17:30?
The song is" Uspavanka za Radmilu M." by Bijelo Dugme from my hometown Sarajevo
what is the name of this maker ?
Violin Luu Sasha Radicic
Thanks ...I will try to get a hold of this maker and order 1 guitar !
There is no company. He makes each guitar from scratch, customized specifically for you.
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