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rombsix -> Flamenco on a Classical Guitar ... (Jul. 28 2006 22:44:25)
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Hello Everyone,
I own a Jose Ramirez R1 classical guitar which I have modified (fitted golpeadores and filed down the saddle to make the string action closer to the fretboard). I made these modifications in order to make it closer to being a flamenco guitar (however, I played a Yamaha CG171SF a couple of days ago and noticed how far off from an authentic flamenco guitar my modified classical one still is). I started out playing classical stuff on a Hohner HC 06 classical guitar (which I later modified as described above as well), and have been playing flamenco for 4 years so far on both these guitars that I own. My question is: Will playing flamenco on such a rigged classical guitar hold me back in terms of what I will be able to achieve (in terms of becoming a better flamenco guitarist) because of the sheer fact that some of the flamenco techniques (or pieces) can only be properly executed (or played) on a flamenco guitar? If my question was not very clear, let me give you an example: if I were to practice my picado (or any other technique) on this rigged classical guitar, would it ever become as good (maybe in terms of speed and cleanliness of performance) as if I had been practicing with an authentic flamenco guitar to start with? If for example Ricardo can play clean picado at 208 bpm on an authentic Conde flamenco guitar, and I give him a Conde classical guitar (equally good in terms of quality / standard) that has been rigged (as described above to become as close to a flamenco guitar as possible), will he be able to perform the same clean 208 bpm picado (considering that he gets accustomed to playing both guitars for equal periods of time etc.) on this latter guitar? I hope I made this question clear.
I usually play in the common cross-legged seated position. However, I have a strap that I sometimes use to play while standing up (and thus can move around freely while playing). I have noticed that playing while standing up forces me to change my technique and my hand / shoulder / arm positioning a bit to become more comfortable while playing in a standing up position. Thus, the second question is: Do you think that playing while standing up will affect my technique, hand-positioning, or any other aspect of my playing, possibly making me adapt wrong movements and / or techniques? Do you think that I should stick to playing while being seated because this is the position that is probably the most comfortable and allows for the most correct hand / arm / shoulder positions (both RH and LH) and thus the most correct technique?
Thanks for your input.
Rombsix
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