Six flamenco plans

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1	Part	Features	A: Santos Hernandez 1934/Merrin	B: Domingo Esteso 1934/Merrin	C: Santos Hernandez 1934/Bruné	D: Marcelo Barbero 1951/Bruné	E: Santos Hernandez 1933/Courtnall	F: Marcelo Barbero 1950/Courtnall	G: Manuel Reyes 2003/Blackshear	H: Arcángel Fernández 1982/Blackshear

2	Outline of top and back		Y (back reproduced from top)	Y (back reproduced from top)	Top only	Y	Top only	Top only	Top only	Top only
3	Outline of head		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
4	Internal bracing	Position, shape and dimensions	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
5	Plate thicknesses	Top and back, 2cm apart	Y	Y	Y	Y	Approx.	Approx.	Approx.	Approx.
6	Side thicknesses		Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
7	Curvature of top and back		Y	Y	Y	N	Approx.	Approx.	Back only	Y
8	Main air resonance	Not included by Ray et al.	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	N
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10	Top	Length (L1), upper bout (L2), waist (L3) and lower bout (L4)	Drawn to scale only	Drawn to scale only	Y	Drawn to scale only	Y	Waist drawn but not recorded	Y	Y
11	Back	Length, upper bout, lower bout and waist	Drawn to scale only	Drawn to scale only	Assumed to be same as top	Drawn to scale only	Assumed to be same as top	Assumed to be same as top	Assumed to be same as top	Assumed to be same as top
12	Sides	Length, width at enough points to draw a profile	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
13	Head	Length, width at widest and narrowest points, thickness, slots; width and length and position; holes, ramps (where they begin and where they end)	Y	Y	Drawn to scale only	Drawn to scale only	Y	Y	Drawn to scale only	Drawn to scale only
14	Fingerboard	Width at three points (nut, twelfth fret, and soundhole) thickness at four points, length	Y	Y	Drawn to scale only	Drawn to scale only	Thickness not recorded	Thickness not recorded	Nut width and 12th fret neck width. Approx. thickness for entire length. Drawn to scale.	Drawn to scale. Taper of length recorded.
15	Bridge	Length, width, height at back and front and wings, width of tie-block and back lip, is it arched? The angle of the string holes, is the valley cut below the wings? Record the saddle curve if it is not straight	Saddle curve not recorded	Saddle curve not recorded	Y	Saddle curve not recorded	Saddle curve not recorded	Saddle curve not recorded	Saddle curve not recorded	Drawn to scale only
16	Scale length	Double the distance from the nut to the twelfth fret and record the extra length (compensation) of the bass and treble string	Y	Y	Y	Y	No compensation recorded	No compensation recorded	Y	Y
17	String	Spacing at nut and saddle	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Nut only
18	Peones	Shape and size	Not used	Y	Not used	Y	No shape recorded	No shape recorded	No shape recorded	No shape recorded
19	Bridge strap	Strap length, height and width	Not used	Not used	Not used	Y	Not used	Not used	Drawn to scale + thickness dimension	Drawn to scale only. No thickness.
20	Heel cap	Length, height and width	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Drawn to scale only	Drawn to scale only
21	Heel	Shape (from the side and front) and measure inside and out	Y	Y	Side only	Side only	Side only	Side only	Side only	Side and front drawn to scale
22	Binding	Height and width	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Photographs of binding and purfling	Y
23	Linings and reinforcements	Grain orientation, height and width	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Drawn + dimensions. No grain orientation	Drawn to scale + grain orientation
24	Neck	Profiles at first and ninth (or before the curve of the heel begins)	Thicknesses at 1, 5, 9th frets. Profile at 5th.	Thicknesses at 1, 5, 9th frets. Profile at 5th.	Thickness drawn. No profiles.	Thickness drawn. No profiles.	Thickness only. No profiles.	Thickness only. No profiles.	Profile at 6th fret	Drawn to scale only. No profile.
25	Soundhole	Diameter	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
26	Headstock	Angle	Y	Y	Drawn	Drawn	Drawn	Drawn	Y	Drawn to scale
27	Weight	Specifying with or without strings, pegs, etc.	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
28	Frets	Positions	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
29	Rosette	Inner and outer diameter	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Drawn to scale.
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31	Neck/head joint		Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
32	Neck/body joint		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
33	Neck angle		N	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N
34	Neck relief		N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
35	Label information		Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
36	Rosette design and other inlay work	Photographs, materials used	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Photograph
37	Misc. build features	Glue squeeze out, plane marks, grain orientation, etc.	Grain orientation	Grain orientation	Notes on build methods	Plane marks, grain orientation	Grain orientation	Grain orientation	Grain orientation of soundboard reinforcements. Cross section of head. Brace scallop detail. Top and back resonances given. All materials listed.	Use of reversed kerfed lining at waist. Grain orientation of end block. Brace profiles.
38	Height of strings	1st and 6th strings at bridge, 12th fret, nut	N	N	N	12th fret only	N	N	N	Y
39	Wood species	Document all components, are they book matched?	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
40	General condition	Damage, restoration, wear	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
41	Provenance		N	N	N	Y	N	N	Y	N
42	Other	Not included by Ray et al.	Annual growth rings for top. Fretwire width and height.	Annual growth rings for top. Fretwire width and height.		Golpeador info included
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