hhmusic -> RE: WTB: Left-Handed Flamenco Guitar! (Sep. 16 2011 2:04:14)
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Just saw this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-Flamenco-CG171SF-Customized-Left-Handed-/150662845354?pt=Guitar&hash=item23143493aa I was actually going to recommend you find a Yahama 171, customize it, and play it for a year. Then, if you decide to stick with flamenco, email Salvador Castillo and have him build you a custom left-handed guitar with Mexican cypress for about $2000USD. That's a guitar you would be happy with for many years, I think. In a factory guitar, like the Yamaha, there probably aren't too many differences in left handed and right handed construction. However, when a luthier builds an instrument, they often compensate, in the length and weight of the bracing on the treble side vs the bass side, even in the pattern and design of the bracing itself, since treble strings are better amplified by (usually) shorter bracing - see photo. In some designs, Rodriguez classicals being most famous for this, you'll see a diagonal crossbar, actually making the treble side of the soundboard smaller. Google "diagonal tone bar" and you can see more pictures of what I'm talking about. Anyway, I have no affiliation with that ebay seller, but that looks like exactly what you're looking for at a reasonable price. They've said they'll only ship in the continental US, but you could ask that, if you bought it at their Buy It Now price, they'd agree to ship to the UK. I would not recommend, by the way, switching hands just to find a guitar. Flamenco is all about rhythm, and micro-timing in fast picado and rasgueados - and your dominant hand naturally has better rhythm. It's difficult enough to get really good rhythm in any style, but especially flamenco. Why set yourself at a disadvantage from the beginning? Good luck!
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