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Are Flamenco's the most delicate Guitar?
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a_arnold
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RE: Are Flamenco's the most delicate... (in reply to GypsyRoad)
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My left hand is making indentions in the back of the neck, My Castillo blanca does the same if I don't keep my left thumb nail very short. It is the wood. I requested mahogany necks in my Castillo negras, and they don't have this problem, but I requested a Spanish cedar neck in the blanca because it is lighter in weight (bcz I hold the guitar the "traditional" flamenco way, lower bout balanced on right thigh) -- but it is also softer. Cedar dents very easily. It resists warping much like mahogany, and looks like mahogany, but is really very soft, and the finish doesn't seem to be enough to harden it. Incidentally, this is not the same cedar used for guitar tops. Different wood altogether. I don't even know if they are related. I have a Manuel de la Chica ('67) that I bought new in '67 and I have played the heck out of that thing (and never worried about my left thumb nail) -- so much playing I have worn the finish off part of the back of the neck, but it hasn't dented at all. Just the finish gone. It is mahogany. Hard. Takes abuse better than Spanish cedar. So there you have a "scientific" comparison of mahogany and Spanish cedar. same player, different woods. The cedar dents super easily after a year of playing. And is cheaper than mahogany. But also lighter. The mahogany Chica neck has not a single dent after 50 years of similar treatment.
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