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z6 -> RE: Foro=Lost (Mar. 22 2013 17:53:30)
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Ricardo got there before me.
If you happen to have happened upon a fingernail shape that acually allows you to play actual picado then you are lucky. I could not, and I had tried, intermitently, but with serious discipline and intent to get 'a' picado for a long time. Now it's sorted and I can. It is a revelation.
I have found that I must be 'ripe' (sounds smelly) to learn something. Ricardo's posts on fingernails are about the most important words I have ever manged to understand in such a way as to actually 'get it'. And the role of the thumb. And not leaning my arm on the guitar. The metronome. So many things I see people scoff at, sometimes.
Shaping then glue. It is magic. A revelation indeed. I have heard people talk a lot about picado here and I have read every word that I can because, for me, not having 'a' picado means I can't play. I wouldn't suggest anyone else think something so apparently childish, but I found out, after more than thirty years of playing, that I really can play after all. My stupid nails were in the way. They never stopped me playing Barrios or Bach, but the dreaded classical 'stiffness' always held me back.
There are some other threads out there now that interest me. Classical versus flamenco:
They look so similar how could one explain that, to me, playing flamenco is exactly like playing electric blues guitar; exactly. I was not Clapton but what I did was 'easy'. Nail shape makes it easy. Classical, to me, feels like 'the opposite' of flamenco.
Action, action, action. I can hear the groans but Ricardo has contributed such explicit, clear, instructions on how to do it while having massive fun. Others help along. Erik is almost psychotically generous with his hard-won knowldge.
The real biggies, for me are the technical threads. There was one on cante a while back that was a revelation (to me). Again, Ricardo put the actual (guitar) player's perspective with ice-cold logic, and humour. And clever people were trying to put a false perspective on it, but his logic and honesty cut through. This important, fundamental stuff.
And who could not wonder at Richard's beautifully crafted accounts of life or physics or engineering, or anything.
Then there's the luthiers. Those guys are all bonkers. If you think this place is lost try asking Anders.... well anything really.
Estebanana makes craics that have me snorting in public for days.
Lost?
One thing: None of my business and no idea why it is the case but I expect there were reasons but I've read over a lot of Jason Mcguire's posts and It is so hard to believe that he cannot come here; unless it's through choice?
I can't imagine Delcamp not letting David Russel have his say. In particular, the effort he put into explaining harmoic ideas was astonishing, and very helpful.
This place is certainly lessened by the loss of Ron, but there are plenty of people carrying on in his tradition.
Then you have all the wonderful music.
When I tried to learn flamenco years ago there was nothing. Only Juan Martin and me thinking; "This is a good book but he can't play picado. What chance have I got?"
I'm saying that, while I love all the threads that are truly significant to me, I cannot know which threads they will be until ai read through them.
Stickies are a good idea, but getting lost here is sometimes the best way to find answers to questions you weren't aware you were asking.
I'm off to jam with that infernal contraption, Dr. Compas.
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