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Fawkes -> Greetings from California (Feb. 11 2015 22:01:45)

Hello everyone,

I am in my 50s, and could be accused of being a pathological dabbler. I recently got a Kremona Rosa Moreno and Juan Martin's El Arte. I take the advice to find a teacher seriously but in the meantime I'm looking for good video that breaks down the individual finger movements and the hidden mechanics of some basic rasqueos.

It's taken me years to find a window into traditional flamenco unfortunately. I was into the GK for a while years ago, and I kept thinking there would be real treasures in the world of traditional flamenco, but it wasn't until I heard the flamenco in the movie Pandora and the Flying Dutchman and started trying to find out who the guitarist was that I found a path into it.

I'm also very interested in lutherie and am afflicted with fantasies of building a better guitar for myself, but we'll see.




BarkellWH -> RE: Greetings from California (Feb. 11 2015 23:07:43)

Welcome to the Foro, Fawkes. If you have been following it a bit before becoming a member, you will know that there are some fine flamenco guitar players and luthiers here who are a wealth of information. There are also many past threads you can research for information on all sorts of things that might pique your interest. We have an "Off-Topic" section that occasionally gets some of us going on everything from politics to cosmology and black holes.

On each November 5, a few of us celebrate Guy Fawkes Day and the failure of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James, by hoisting a Black and Tan or a glass of ale. Are you by chance any relation?

Cheers,

Bill




Fawkes -> RE: Greetings from California (Feb. 11 2015 23:41:07)

Thanks for the welcome Bill. Yes I've been lurking and searching various topics, and I nearly got sucked into the OT forum just now. Must... pace... self...

I'm no relative, but I often find that things I like come from that part of the world.




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