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This is the last post regarding this Venezuelan Cuatro. That is of course until it finds a home. This experiment started with the idea of making an instrument inverting the colors that are usually seen in this kind of cordophone. After looking for the options, I decided that samanea saman was the wood for the sound board and the whole venture stated. You can check out the whole construction process by clicking here.

Here are the results of the whole process. I can say I quite like the timbre of this instrument. It is bright but still keeps those round notes that are so common in Traditional Cuatros. In the recent days, I've been tuning up some of the details of this instrument. Some time has also been spent in social media promoting it. And it seems I have a potential buyer. But I'll wait until the money is in my hands to call it a sale.

I would also like to point out that so far my clients have been women. It is an interesting fact and it also feels so nice that all of them are people whom I've known from way back when I was in college. Seems like this idea of Friends hardly becoming Clients isn't always appliable to businesses. And I'm thankful for that. I hope you enjoy the sound of this little one that has had hours of my time and a lot of effort put into its birth.