Foro Flamenco


Posts Since Last Visit | Advanced Search | Home | Register | Login

Today's Posts | Inbox | Profile | Our Rules | Contact Admin | Log Out



Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.





RE: Tremolo and nail length?   You are logged in as Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >>Discussions >>General >> Page: <<   <   1 2 [3]
Login
Message<< Newer Topic  Older Topic >>
 
guitarbuddha

 

Posts: 2970
Joined: Jan. 4 2007
 

RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to z6) 
AARRRGGG

This thread is bad mojo.

I just broke a nail



D.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Jun. 2 2013 15:28:27
 
Miguel de Maria

Posts: 3532
Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ

RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to z6) 
z6, too bad you couldn't listen to Yamashita, he's truly great. Really I put up the three videos because I find them all to have excellent, but completely different techniques. None of them sound as good as Paco, but I'm certainly not willing to use him as a bad for everyone. I think what you are looking for is a naily ff picado played near the bridge on a guitar with no sustain. I agree, that's a great sound. But I wouldn't use it to evaluate a whole genre's level of technqiue.

_____________________________

Connect with me on Facebook, all the cool kids are doing it.
https://www.facebook.com/migueldemariaZ


Arizona Wedding Music Guitar
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Jun. 2 2013 15:39:06
 
guitarbuddha

 

Posts: 2970
Joined: Jan. 4 2007
 

RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to britguy) 
A strategy here for getting to know a finger again after nail length changes. Hope it helps.

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=234504&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=&tmode=&smode=&s=#234504

D.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Jun. 2 2013 16:34:09
 
britguy

Posts: 712
Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to mark indigo) 
quote:

would be interesting to compare what Britguy actually does on his farm with what I do in my day job.... it's probably similar-ish. I play with nails.

My advice, based on my solution to the work situation is: short nails, edges kept filed smooth, coated with superglue/nail glue and WORK GLOVES


Not sure what kind of work you do, Mark, but I'm guessing its somethng in the construction field? In which case ther would be some similarities in what we do. And you are right, wearing heavy gloves is a (partial) solution. And actually I DO wear gloves for the heavy stuff, when I remember to put them on before leaving the house. I also have a lot of left-hand gloves, as I seem to be constantly losing right handers.

I dont really like wearing gloves if I can help it, they make my hands sweat. But for really heavy work, and cold weather, I usualloy wear them anyway.

But there are certain things that I find it impossible to do when wearing heavy gloves: farting around with temperamental irrigation pumps, stuck valves, connectors, etc. adjusting chain tension on a chainsaw; fiddling with fuel pumps, battery connections on tractors; clipping off hundreds of tiny fruit stalks when thinning; etc. etc. etc.

One reason is laziness. If I'm away out across the far orchard strolling around checking on certain trees, and I see the need to do something involving the hands, then I'm too lazy to run back to the house and don gloves. I just grab my clippers and snip away, and before you know it; CARAMBA! (or the English equivalent) - a torn or busted nail!!!

But you are quite right. Wearing gloves regularly might help to mitigate some of my problems with broken nails. And I should try to persevere in this regard. I know my ever-patient wife (ex-NYC/Bronx) would be much happier. She gets awfully tired of hearing those 'ye olde Anglo-Saxon englysshe' expressions - particularly the one's beginning with ' f '. . .

_____________________________

Fruit farmer, Ontario, Canada
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Jun. 2 2013 16:35:39
 
mark indigo

 

Posts: 3625
Joined: Dec. 5 2007
 

RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to britguy) 
quote:

I'm guessing its somethng in the construction field?
more like in the hayfield, so pretty similar to you

quote:

I also have a lot of left-hand gloves, as I seem to be constantly losing right handers.
i have a stack of right hand gloves. I am right handed, but have over the years trained myself so well to avoid doing various things (like picking things up off concrete floors) with my right hand in order to protect my RH fingernails. As a result I wear out the left hand gloves. maybe we could do some swaps

quote:

I dont really like wearing gloves if I can help it,
i figure i have a choice, gloves and nails or no gloves and no nails.... i go for gloves

I keep my gloves by the door. every time i put my boots on, i pick up the gloves, every time i leave the house, winter or summer. I play at least an hour a day, usually 2-4 hours.

_____________________________
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Jun. 3 2013 22:30:03
 
britguy

Posts: 712
Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to mark indigo) 
quote:

more like in the hayfield, so pretty similar to you


O.K. my mistake. Glad to see someone else in the Foro is in the food-production business. Hope you are doing better at it than I am. . .

I also keep several pairs of gloves at the door. But frequently run out in a hurry and do not put them on. But I'm getting better at it. Only had to repair one nail last week. That's pretty good for me. . .

Opening drawers and filing cabinets is another nail-buster for me. Mainly due to impatience!

Yesterday I filed my nails fairly short. And - voila' - nice tremolos.

Maybe there's hope yet?

_____________________________

Fruit farmer, Ontario, Canada
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Jun. 4 2013 14:17:05
Page:   <<   <   1 2 [3]
All Forums >>Discussions >>General >> Page: <<   <   1 2 [3]
Jump to:

New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software powered by ASP Playground Advanced Edition 2.0.5
Copyright © 2000 - 2003 ASPPlayground.NET

0.046875 secs.