Tom Blackshear -> RE: new build for a 1987 Reyes style flamenco (Dec. 17 2019 13:57:56)
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Is it something you look for in a low action Flamenco? I think you mention up-thread some you thin a sound bar/brace when you don't get the "pop" you are looking for? Actually, I shape the braces with more polishing to get the right tension, tone, and articulation for the right and left hand techniques. The string pop would come with the action being lower. String pop comes by playing with a strong right hand on my current build. Juan Maya Marote, a Spanish player, used to order his guitars with a slightly convex fingerboard, to get that certain pop to his music. But the norm today is a cleaner sound. I remember Paco del Gastor and Juan Maya playing at the La Zambra nite club in 1965 when I studied flamenco. Paco was my teacher for new material that I used for performance when I returned to Dallas Texas in the 60's. I remember the Conde guitar that Marote loaned Paco to cut a record with. It was phenomenal, with just the right pop! Paco actually let me play it........what a treasure!
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