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Tam DL
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RE: lattice bracing for flamenco? (in reply to marciero)
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There are at least two types of LB there are the Smallman derived ones, speaker cone like, that use the carbon fiber bracing, extremely thinned boards etc... There are the ones that seem an extension of the X brace, filled in, often all natural materials. I think either has been adapted to steel string, so I don't think there is a structural problem. Two other potential problems are whether the average flamenco player dreams of a 30 K guitar, or a more segmented number of available choices, including a raft of next great thing scientific models. Would flamenco support that direction. I don't know. The other is that the current LB classical has been developed to produce certain results, you can track down John Williams discussing his needs online. Those are not the objectives of the flamenco guitar. Williams had to be convinced to abandon his Fletta. He had to have a reason. What is missing in the current flamenco guitar that would gratify a top professional, and get the ball rolling?
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Date Jan. 1 2011 2:08:39
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RE: lattice bracing for flamenco? (in reply to marciero)
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Interesting point recently a friend of mine made a 'reyes' guitar for his friends birthday. The luthier is well known for his lattice braced guitars internationally but decided on traditional bracing for the flamenco..stunning guitar!.. i'll try to nail him down over the next few weeks and ask him why he choose the traditional over carbon fibre... http://www.redgateguitars.com/Redgate_Guitars/Welcome.html
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Date Jan. 1 2011 9:40:14
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Tam DL
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RE: lattice bracing for flamenco? (in reply to marciero)
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So true. I didn't mean to imply there wouldn't be anything they could do, just that as far as the current project in classical performance is concerned there are specific reasons, that may or not translate. And as you point out there are what might be new demands on a lattice braced system, though unless you are striking the guitar far from the bridge, it might actually be stronger, and have a very different tone, since the top is extensively braced. Also, if I could just wander off down my own path of prejudice, I love the Spanish guitar, but part of what holds it back (if anything actually is), is possibly it's Spanishness. Classical music has roots in many countries, but in performance there is a kind of dignified veneer, the black dress, the visual tone of the various instruments, heck the lack of NASCAR like advertising. Then there is the Spanish guitar, it sometimes feels a little like a guy in a kilt with bagpipes. Builders and players, at the margin, have tried to move away from that. Playing Bach test pieces, and with guitars like Kasha and maybe the Smallman sound if not look. So far Spanishness is winning. Anyway, I don't see a trend to undercut the Spanishness of Flamenco. It remains fully branded, vibrant, pulsing. Does it need a classical guitar, meaning a guitar that like the violin or the piano, has origins, but many countries? Just my little bit of nonsense.
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Date Jan. 4 2011 9:36:37
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RE: lattice bracing for flamenco? (in reply to marciero)
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word back from jim is although he makes double top/kevla/lattice braced classicals etc when making the flamenco negra the traditional bracing etc was chosen for the reasons stated above...this does'nt mean there maybe future experimentation's but was looking for a 'flamenco' sound in the instrument, seems the reyes blueprint was a sure thing...let you know if any prototypes or hybrids are made...
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Date Jan. 7 2011 1:09:12
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