A ndres Segovia once told me he was in pursuit of a illusion. He was looking for the Perfect Guitar. In the year 1975 his dream came true. Every year, for many years, I always showed Maestro Segovia the finest guitars Jose Ramirez III sent to Sherry-Brener. I found three great instruments and took them to Maestro Segovia, at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.
Present were the Maestro, his wife, and guitarist Guillermo Fierens, and Dougals Neidt. After playing the three guitars , Maestro Segovia exlaimed,"You found not only perfect guitar, but two"!
However, there was much confusion as what best. Mrs Segovia thougth Ref.no.9200 was best. Maestro Segovia thougth Ref.no. 1530 was best. After four guitarist played this guitars for quite a while, Segovia setteled for guitar Ref.no.9200.
At the end of the afternoon as he was seeing Fierens, Neidt, and I to the door, he wispered me to save Ref.no.1530 for him.
-James Sherry
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