estebanana -> RE: A reminder not to have b!tch-a$$ technique and cry every time your guitar buzzes (Jun. 22 2017 4:09:42)
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I've made inquiries about posters and copies of The Flamenco Project, I'll report as soon as I hear responses. Meanwhile- on the subject of Diego and his guitar playing family- There was a twin brother to Diego, he was a troubled person and struggled with chemical dependency issues. However he was a guitarist also and I have heard, received wisdom from good authority, that 'El Mellizo', Diego's twins nick name was a very earthy guitarist. Someone else I will not say who, speculated that in their youths that Mellizo may have been the better player. I have no idea that this is true or untrue, but it is a tantalizing side story. There are probably no recordings of him, but there is something I heard of and may have actually had a long time ago on cassette tape. Chris Carnes made a field recording of Mellizo playing. I sought out Mellizo's music by asking several of the older Americans that spent time in Moron in the 60's if they knew any. David Serva showed me maybe for or five of his falsetas, which I still play. And Evan Harrar, a person who's been an self appointed documentor of all things Diego related to me that almost all the Sevillanas in his book of falsetas are attributed Mellizo. I also asked Juan Del Gastor to show me a little, and it's a bit sensitive, but he understood I was respectful and gave me a little. So I thought I would throw out that there was another guitarist in the family and although he had issues, should not be forgotten. If any of you, Ethan?, have any information about the Twin I am interested in hearing your story.
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