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constructordeguitarras -> What makes a blanca? (Mar. 7 2026 14:46:59)

I made a flamenca blanca for a client with dense neck wood. Mahogany for the heel block and some unusually dense cedro for the shaft that also has nice figure. It has a lot of sustain. I'm inclined to believe that the neck wood has more influence than the back and sides.

What do you think?

Pictures at https://edluthier.com/blog/just-completed-custom-flamenca-blanca-for-a-client




Mark2 -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 8 2026 7:11:23)

I think the guitar sounds fantastic and your playing, as well as the material you are playing, even better.



Ricardo -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 8 2026 11:05:31)

really nice work!



constructordeguitarras -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 8 2026 13:57:25)

Thanks Mark and Ricardo. The customer loved it. I was worried that it had too much sustain.



orsonw -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 8 2026 19:16:13)

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What do you think?


The guitar sounds good, so do you. Thanks for posting.
Hard to judge about the sustain from a recording. But seems that the fundamental is strong and the attack/transient fast. Sustain gives colour but doesn't seem to detract. Not sure how it would sound with lots of rasgeo and fast notes e.g. por buleria? But if your customer is happy then that's all that matters.



rombsix -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 9 2026 2:28:06)

Mario decimating it with those pulgar runs! Goes to show you killer flamenco can be had with just one finger [:D]



ernandez R -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 9 2026 6:04:53)

I’m certainly not opposed to such fine pulgar playing ;)

HR

ps. I’ll bet not one in ten know the meaning of decimate.



ernandez R -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 9 2026 6:10:10)

Another nice guitar Ethan, sounds great. Lucky client for sure.

HR



BarkellWH -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 9 2026 13:23:56)

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ps. I’ll bet not one in ten know the meaning of decimate.


It means to reduce by one-tenth, and is it one of the most misused words in the English language. Kudos for pointing it out, HR.

Bill



constructordeguitarras -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 9 2026 17:46:00)

I think Ramzi was pointing out that I am using only a fraction of the flamenco guitar techniques.[:D]. It's all I can do because of the effects of arthritis, tendonitis, and neuropathy on my right hand. My index and middle fingers trigger and my index finger won't do rasgueados any more. I can still do picado. I can sort of do arpeggios but the triggering screws them up sometimes.



BarkellWH -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 9 2026 18:17:06)

My comment wasn't directed at Ramzi, Ethan. I was just agreeing with Ernandez that "decimate" is used incorrectly most of the time to mean "completely obliterate."

Bill



kitarist -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 9 2026 18:27:23)

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ORIGINAL: BarkellWH

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ps. I’ll bet not one in ten know the meaning of decimate.


It means to reduce by one-tenth, and is it one of the most misused words in the English language. Kudos for pointing it out, HR.

Bill


Seeing this I had a déjà vu feeling and, lo and behold (below ):

It was a good refresher for me as I had started getting foggy again on the original (proper?) meaning. In contrast, Ramzi is consistent in using it in the "destroy/obliterate" sense, both before and after Piwin's comment [;)]



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rombsix -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 10 2026 1:02:00)

Oh wow, I never knew the historical meaning. I guess I'm using it in the more contemporary sense.



Y'all are funny. [:D]

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constructordeguitarras -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 10 2026 4:57:51)

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My comment wasn't directed at Ramzi, Ethan. I was just agreeing with Ernandez that "decimate" is used incorrectly most of the time to mean "completely obliterate."


I know. I was just slipping in a shameless plug.



Ricardo -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 10 2026 14:32:45)

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ORIGINAL: BarkellWH

quote:

ps. I’ll bet not one in ten know the meaning of decimate.


It means to reduce by one-tenth, and is it one of the most misused words in the English language. Kudos for pointing it out, HR.

Bill


I always just considered its use an exaggeration about destruction. 1/10 is a lot actually when you are talking about property and human lives. "Obliterate" or to be "blown away" or "to smithereens" are even more exaggerated typically. IMO.



Richard Jernigan -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 10 2026 15:55:10)

I learned the first Merriam Webster definition by reading how it was applied in the Roman army. If a legion behaved really badly in battle, say by cowardice or insubordination, it could be punished by decimation. Soldiers drew lots, which condemned ten percent of them to death.

The remaining ninety percent were obliged to kill their erstwhile comrades.

RNJ



Estevan -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 12 2026 21:56:08)

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Mario decimating it with those pulgar runs!

Exactly: the pulgar is one-tenth of the standard complement of fingers.

Well made, Ethan, well played, Mario!



kitarist -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 12 2026 23:07:40)

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ORIGINAL: Estevan

quote:

Mario decimating it with those pulgar runs!

Exactly: the pulgar is one-tenth of the standard complement of fingers.

Well made, Ethan, well played, Mario!


[:D][:D][:D]



rombsix -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 13 2026 12:43:06)

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Exactly: the pulgar is one-tenth of the standard complement of fingers.


To all you haters out there, here is proof that you must have a certain level of intelligence to grasp my use of language. [;)][:D][8D]



Ricardo -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 14 2026 12:26:17)

anybody see the boxing movie "The Cut"?[:D]



Estevan -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 15 2026 2:30:15)

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To all you haters out there, here is proof that you must have a certain level of intelligence to grasp my use of language.


Thank you, Ramzi. For the avoidance of doubt, I should point out that, as one of the last few Canadians of an earlier era fortunate enough to have studied Latin in high school, despite my apparently frivolous (though apparently intelligent) remark, I very much appreciated Richard's erudite etymology, gruesome as it may be. I'm not all fun and games, you know.



kitarist -> RE: What makes a blanca? (Mar. 15 2026 2:51:09)

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If a legion behaved really badly in battle, say by cowardice or insubordination, it could be punished by decimation.


Punishment will continue until morale improves or there's only nine of you left [&o][&o][:D]



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