Spanish guitar terms - help please

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Escribano

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Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

Spanish guitar terms - help please

Anyone know the correct Spanish terms for:

1. Headstock
2. Mechanical Tuners
3. Pegs
4. Fret
5. Neck
6. Nut
5. Saddle

Need accuracy so no guesses or Google translations, thanks!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 24 2007 16:37:43

stephen hill

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From: La Herradura, Granada, Spain

RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to Escribano)

1. Headstock - cabeza
2. Mechanical Tuners - clavijeros mecanicos
3. Pegs - clavijeros (de madera)
4. Fret - traste
5. Neck - mango or mastil
6. Nut - hueso (de cabeza)
5. Saddle - hueso ( del puente)

reckon thats about right! simon.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 24 2007 18:12:19

Escribano

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RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to stephen hill)

Cheers Stephen, you should know

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 24 2007 19:18:33

Guest

RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to stephen hill)

Down here pegs are called palillos.

Sean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 25 2007 0:38:15

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Escribano

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RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to Guest)

OK, thanks. So how about purfling, binding and action?

Didn't we have a recent post on this subject? I can't find it.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 25 2007 13:14:34

Guest

RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to Guest)

Only if you are confused by terms such as "palillos de dientes". The context clarifies the meaning and palillos has lots more meanings, at least in Andalucía.

Sean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 25 2007 14:49:47

Guest

RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to Escribano)

Hi Simon

Rafael does not really distinguish between purfling and binding as he usually uses simple bindings (al Reyes) or puts then on all at once. Here they are called junquillos, though I think the purfling could be called perfiles.

http://rafaellp.iespana.es/web/index.htm

Have a look at Rafa´s home page: one of these days I will translate it into English

Sean

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Estevan

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From: Torontolucía

RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

So how about purfling, binding

binding - cenefas
purfling - filetes/fileteado

- http://www.johnguitar.com/glosary.htm

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 25 2007 16:50:18

Estevan

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RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to Guest)

quote:

Does that confuse people who think of castanets as "palillos?"

And to add to the fun, the 'buttons' (the bit you turn) on clavijeros mecánicos are called 'palillas'.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 25 2007 16:56:46

Guest

RE: Spanish guitar terms - help please (in reply to Estevan)

I understand that the back of a guitar is referred to as the suelo in Granada, but as the fondo in Cádiz. Gaditanos also refer to the masts of a ship as palos, though my novia, who is from a village in the sierra nearby, calls them mastiles.

Meanwhile "caña" is another interesting word, referring to a bamboo stick, the same stick split and used as a percussion device, sugar cane, a glass for manzanilla, a palo flamenco and I don´t know what else!

Isn´t learning Andalú fun