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farteindj -> Please welcome ... (Nov. 30 2007 13:23:42)
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... not exactly a new member since I've been a foro addict for quite some time now, though I've only posted to ask for tabs before (thanks Henrik).
I tried my first rasgueado in a beginner's class in Granada in 2004 (ouch, those first rasgueos, dont know what hurt the most, pride or fingers) and even had a couple of private classes with a BIG but friendly young gitano by the name of Rafael, who played regularly at one of the caves up in Sacromonte. Brilliant player and teacher -- I would strum a chord, he would just shake his head very slowly, and say, let's do it again, but RIGHT this time.
Well, I bought myself a guitar, had no idea what to look for, so I just tried a lot of guitars and ended up with a Quiles CF-1 blanca, which I've been really happy with, especially after I had the action lowered. (Anybody know of these guitars?)
So I got back to Norway (am I the only norwegian around here?) with my blanca and a Manuel Granados book, started to work my way through it, very slowly and painstakingly, and was able to play some of it, but ... ah, you know, that sound, that punch and brilliancy and whatever ... I just didn't get it at all and was really about to give up and go back to playing my old Tom Waits and Neil Young crooners. Then about a year ago, I dicovered youytube, and typed flamenco guitar, and saw Tomatito playing La Andonda. BAng, was I hooked again.
After the obligatory noobie google search for fast picado, I found the foro, and since then you guys have literally been my teachers. So for now I really just wanted to say thank you, and let you know that in the middle of all the crazy stuff you have going here, you're actually teaching people to play. Which really is someting to be proud of.
Cheers
Farus
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