any advice for purchasing a good flamenco guitar

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flamencosoul

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Joined: Jun. 30 2005

any advice for purchasing a good fla...

Any advice for purchasing a flamenco guitar?

Hey guys,

If any one could advice on a good flamenco guitar (range: 200$-300$ US). At the moment, I have a Raimundo model 123 you can see its specifications on http://fr.audiofanzine.com/magasins/?idmagasin=27828&mode=affiche&idproduit=51480&id=313496 , it sound beautiful, but hard to play flamenco with due to its wide neck and the strings are far from the fret-board. Any advice would be welcomed.

Thank you,
Haitham

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 5 2005 22:16:35

XXX

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Joined: Apr. 14 2005

RE: any advice for purchasing a good... (in reply to flamencosoul)

hm... flamenco gits. have a wider neck than classic i think.
and with the strings: just cut the bridge down!
dont know how much you can play now, but its also possble to play flamenco on a normal guitar, for practising at least...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 6 2005 7:44:52

ToddK

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RE: any advice for purchasing a good... (in reply to flamencosoul)

I would say the Yamaha CG 171-SF is about as good
as you can get for under 350.00 us.

It comes set up the right way for flamenco. Low action,(strings close to fingerboard)
Strings are close to soundboard as well, wich gives an advantage
in many flamenco techniques.

Its not a handmade concert guitar by any means, but its definatly built
and setup exactly like a flamenco guitar should be.

This video is a pretty good example of how the guitar sounds.
Im playing the Yamaha, totally stock, with Saverez Cristal/Alliance
mixed string set. Cristal treble, Alliance basses.

http://michaelk101.com/todd/toddmp3/alzapualesn.wmv

TK

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 6 2005 8:57:12

XXX

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RE: any advice for purchasing a good... (in reply to ToddK)

hey todd, ive ordered the alliance trebles cause ive heard that they provide a very very thin and high frequent tone. can you agree to that ? they are made of carbon, the cristal ones are normal i think...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 6 2005 15:00:57

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: any advice for purchasing a good... (in reply to XXX)

quote:

can you agree to that ? they are made of carbon, the cristal ones are normal i think...

They are very bright but hard on the fingers and don't keep their tone for long, in my opinion.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 6 2005 16:05:18

flamencosoul

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RE: any advice for purchasing a good... (in reply to flamencosoul)

thanks ToddK for the advice...
the guitar sounds nice in the video... and you're a good flamencoist

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 6 2005 17:47:40

XXX

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RE: any advice for purchasing a good... (in reply to Escribano)

i think its the best to try it oneself, but its so hard to gain some impressions and informations BEFOREHAND ... and the product names are tooo chaotiC !
besides: even if you ask in a store, no one can tell you any difference because of this mess of names..

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 7 2005 8:01:30

Ryan002

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Joined: Oct. 18 2005
From: Singapore

RE: any advice for purchasing a good... (in reply to flamencosoul)

One thing to ALWAYS do if taking recommendations from the guy who runs the store:
Ask him or her to play some flamenco.
I find that (not suprisingly) those who cannot do so usually do not know what they are talking about. Remember that this is a largely specialized form of music that many who are not in the know mistake for being "a sort of classical / folk" style.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 19 2005 15:38:49