{"id":309,"date":"2014-07-31T19:32:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T19:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2014-07-31T19:32:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T19:32:35","slug":"309","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?p=309","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-07-24-09.32.33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-07-24-09.32.33-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Process 018\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-07-24-09.32.33-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-07-24-09.32.33-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>This website publicizes my research and the experimentation with making replicas\u00a0of\u00a0the &#8220;FE-18&#8221;, a guitar that was built in 1864 by Antonio de Torres.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the research took place in 2010 and 2011, and the making of and experimenting with the replicas has been going on ever since. The results of the research are\u00a0a set of technical drawings that can be <a title=\"Purchase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?page_id=193\">purchased here<\/a>, and a <a title=\"3D-CT Scan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?page_id=182\">3D-CT scan<\/a>\u00a0of the original instrument\u00a0that is still under evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">__________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">News from the workbench:\u00a0Success\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">with the wheatear motif,\u00a0<\/span>at<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0last!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An extensive process of the replication process and experimentation <a title=\"Build\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?page_id=15\" target=\"_blank\">can be found here<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe most recent pictures I uploaded describe the refining of &#8220;the wheatear motif part III&#8221; and the rosette assembly. The process description can be found at the very bottom of <a title=\"Rosette Making\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?page_id=98\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-309 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?attachment_id=292'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2014-07-25-16.05.41-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?attachment_id=297'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2014-07-29-11.28.44-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?attachment_id=303'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-07-31-10.18.56-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/?attachment_id=304'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-07-31-10.28.02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">__________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I will be presenting some of my research at the <a href=\"http:\/\/ctm.parsons.edu\/the-future-of-guitar-and-instrument-design\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Future of the Guitar workshop &amp; lecture series&#8221;<\/a> at Parsons The New School in New York in October. The exact date is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the work showcased here\u00a0has been funded with the generous support of the <a href=\"http:\/\/artscouncil.mb.ca\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manitoba Arts Council<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadacouncil.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Canada Council of the Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/colour.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/colour-300x60.png\" alt=\"colour\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" data-id=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/colour-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/colour.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CCFA_RGB_colour_e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-271 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CCFA_RGB_colour_e-300x54.jpg\" alt=\"CCFA_RGB_colour_e\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" data-id=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CCFA_RGB_colour_e-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.torresreplica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CCFA_RGB_colour_e-1024x187.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">__________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This website publicizes my research and the experimentation with making replicas\u00a0of\u00a0the &#8220;FE-18&#8221;, a guitar that was built in 1864 by Antonio de Torres. 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