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Does anyone use a guitar support? I mean either those A-frame things or those leg cushions that suspend the guitar at an angle. I find that playing feels more "right" for me when I play in the "traditionalposition", but if I'm not wearing a short sleeved shirt that allows for my bare arm to grip the guitar, the guitar slips a lot. The supports seem like they'd help with this, but I don't know how they would be for flamenco (they seem to be marketed toward classical players). Before I throw more money at yet another flamenco tool, I wanted to see what you guys' experience with these things are.
Did you try the search function? http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=193280&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=support%2Creview&tmode=&smode=&s=#193280 I do use a flamenco loco now and then on my go anywhere basher guitar, not on my main guitar though, because suction cups can mess with a nitro finish. I like this support, particularly because it can fold up and let you use any other flamenco position easily. No complex modifications either.
A cheap, light and portable support, can be made if you have a strapbutton on the bottom of the guitar. Cut a strap in half, connect it to the strapbutton, take the loose strapend between your legs and under the thigh with the guitar and sit on the strap.