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Playing Flamenco with a Classical Guitar
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gj Michelob
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Joined: Nov. 7 2008
From: New York City/San Francisco
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RE: Playing Flamenco with a Classica... (in reply to Ron.M)
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Hi Barrozo and Ron: I too started that way. I had the action of one classical guitar lowered at 2mm, added golpeadores (and kept it by the stereo’s speakers while listening to Tomatito and Amigo’s solos… to imbue the duende spirit ). It does help –save for the spiritual part, probably because I did not wait para una noche de media luna-, but a flamenco guitar, even a Negra, is not only about action and tap-guards. The basses sustain, for instance, remains an issue although one can mitigate it by playing closer to the bridge. This Domingo Esteso [at GSI] was originally a classical guitar which Sabicas first and then Pepe Romero, used as you intend to, as a Flamenco Negra, perhaps contradicting what I wrote. http://www.guitarsalon.com/product.php?productid=3234 Have fun, flamenco is a beautiful art and getting tangled and wired up in the search for that unique sound your heart craves is not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps the one single most important thing I learned about this issue is that much is contingent upon the “lightest touch”, as it will yield the best sound.
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Date Nov. 23 2008 7:40:52
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Munin
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Joined: Sep. 30 2008
From: Hong Kong
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RE: Playing Flamenco with a Classica... (in reply to Barrozo)
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I just bought a Sanchis 2F-05 a few weeks ago, was using a cheap classical before, and boy, it makes a difference, not only in sound (especially in the bass), but in the whole feel. It's just worlds apart, even though it might not seem like it, at a first glance. That being said, as long as you don't realize what you're missing out on, playing on a classical is just fine - as said, I did it too. But reward yourself at some point with a real flamenco guitar, and if you've already picked up some skill by then, all the better, because then you'll really notice how incredible the difference is.
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Date Nov. 23 2008 13:07:57
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