Arash -> RE: Strings closer to the body (May 19 2014 3:35:00)
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ORIGINAL: Tom Blackshear Back in the old days :-) when I was a kid, I used to like a lower action, as my playing technique was not that strong, so this is what I got used to. But I've seen and heard a hand full of Spanish guitarists who can play a higher action; including Manolo Baron, and Francisco Espinoza who could play higher actions with ease. And then there is a modern guitarist from Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez, now living in Florida, who owns a soft action Ramirez and he sounds fine with it. So there is no one way to set the action but to try and comply with each player to see what they prefer. A current guitar that I'm building is not for the faint hearted, as even though its action is low it is a strong instrument that requires a strong hand. I've never heard from a serious flamenco player playing gigs, concerts, for dance etc.. who prefers high action. The question is not if flamenco guitarists can play with higher action or not. Of course they can. But there is a reason why lower action is prefered in flamenco. To be honest, I'm a bit surprised about this comment of yours.
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