Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Examine the Rewards and Benefits Pertaining to the Yamaha C-40

By Isaura Peace


Earning the title of guitarist is a major accomplishment for any individual learning to play the guitar, who can understand the commitment, energy and time required to attain that title. Once the decision has been made to become a guitarist, the next important mile stone is the job of choosing the actual instrument for the task. One of the more established and ground breaking companies for producing guitars of excellence is Yamaha.

The Yamaha Corporation has dedicated itself to the manufacturing of numerous types of guitars. The production of the Reed Piano in 1887 was their earliest musical instrument. The company is more widely known and world famous for its motorcycles and Guitars. Currently, the terms Spanish Guitar and classical guitar are interchangeable.

The one thing that an individual cannot judge without holding the Yamaha C-40 in their hands is the action. This is the combination of the height of the strings over the fretboard and the tension of those strings. The head of the guitar might be pulled upwards, if the strings are taut (12 string guitar or steel strings), causing the strings to be farther from the fretboard. The player would then need to have very strong fingers to depress the strings in order to make clear sounding notes. Very low action is required on a steel string guitar that is tightly strung or it will be unplayable. Action that is too low, however, will have vibrating strings hitting on the frets longer than required, thus spoiling the guita'rs true sound. Because classical guitars have soft strings and lower tension, this is a far smaller problem with them. Even if the strings are set high, the player will rarely have problems bringing them down to the frets.

The Yamaha C-40 has fantastic quality with a flawless finish. It seems as though the finish will always be there (probably because there really is no finish). The shape of the body is perfectly aligned to fit my legs thus making it comfortable for me to play. Sturdy is the word I would use to describe the Yamaha C-40. It has fallen on the floor, been hit a number of times with sharp implements, banged into walls; it has been scratched in a few places on the bottom and the finish has a few scratches but it still sounds wonderful. In fact, it sounds just as good today, as it did the very first time I played it. It has been one whole year now since I purchased the Yamaha C-40, and it looks as if it will last for a very long time except for my banging into many things with it. I have not yet played live with my Yamaha C-40, but feel confident that I will in the future and am sure that it will endure.

Go to your local music shop if you have any doubt about what would be most suitable for you. Spend some time checking out the stock there to get a feel for what is comfortable and important to you. Three classical guitar teachers assessed the Yamaha C-40 and were initially not told that it was a Yamaha. They were not familiar with the model. They were all impressed by the tone quality and pleasantly surprised by the inexpensive price paid for such an instrument. The three concluded that the Yamaha C-40 was an excellent guitar for students that should meet the requirements of any student for a minimum of two years and possibly longer. One of the teachers explained that the guitar was accurate in the upper registers.




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