thanks for the link! man, that was a treat. the thing certainly sounds like the stella's used in those old recordings. i've never seen a real one up close but this repro sounds awesome.
Your welcome, bro.
Would love to own one of these one day. Even if I wanted cheaper clones, wala din naman e. Habang nagiipon, I'll continue to build chops to live up to expectations that go with owning such an excellent and legendary instrument... all this before I announce that I'm going to New York...
The thing with acoustics kasi is it's just you and your guitar; WYSIWIG, there's no hiding. It's either sublime beauty or brutal honesty.
Btw, bro, if you're into custom built acoustics, I know there is a plan of a Stella floating around in the web. My friend in VA had one custom made by a luthier in Cebu. May sablay yung gawa pero up close kita mo agad ang ganda ng porma ng Stella 12 design.
I think I kept a copy of the plan he emailed. PM me your email addy.