Blind Dog -> My new student Marlon Navarro negra (Jul. 24 2020 3:56:45)
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So I decided on this Marlon Navarro flamenco negra. I've never played flamenco guitar even though I've loved spanish type music since I heard Paco de Lucia and Al DiMeola play Mediterranean Sundance over 40 years ago! So partially based on reviews I saw on this forum, and what looked like the best bang for the buck, I decided on Navarro and found this one at Memorial Music in Houston. I had played a Cordoba negra and blanca at Guitar Center and liked the sweeter warmer sound of the negra so that is what I ordered. I love this guitar! I know many of you have higher end guitars, but for a beginner at flamenco, this is more than I need from a quality standpoint. All solid spruce and palo escrito and what makes this unique for a student model is the ebony fretboard. And after playing steel string acoustics and electrics for years, I was afraid I would hate the 52mm nut width but I got used to it real fast! And nylon strings are so much easier on the fingers, I wasn't expecting that! So now I'm off to watch some good YouTube videos and learn those right hand techniques! Pictures attached.
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