Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.
This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.
We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.
RE: What IS the purpose of a flamenc... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
quote:
ORIGINAL: deteresa1
jshelton, weren't you the one earlier who was disparaging Canadian Cypress as back/side wood because of its "junk" taptone?? Well I guess you can use it anyway now that it won't matter
Actually I said that the Alaskan Yellow Cedar that I have is junk and I wouldn't use it. I have built guitars with it but it was many years ago and only because I didn't have any cured cypress or knowledge of other alternatives at the time. I still don't consider it a tone wood but if someone would send me a set that is nice and stiff with a good tap tone I'm perfectly willing to stand corrected . Currently I would prefer a whole range of woods which are readily available to AYC.
RE: What IS the purpose of a flamenc... (in reply to GuitarVlog)
What is the purpose of a flamenca blanca?
(a rhetorical question, BTW. I expect someone is sure to miss the point . . .)
_____________________________
"Flamenco is so emotionally direct that a trained classical musician would require many years of highly disciplined formal study to fail to understand it."
Posts: 1531
Joined: Nov. 7 2008
From: New York City/San Francisco
RE: What IS the purpose of a flamenc... (in reply to a_arnold)
What is the purpose of a Flamenca Negra?:
A. To induce those who already have a flamenco guitar (Blanca) to buy a second guitar; B. To induce us to allocate our financial resources to buy two medium priced flamenco guitars (Blanca y Negra) so that we can then save to buy an expensive third guitar; C. To stir a debate about the purpose of a Flamenco Negra; D. To coordinate when wearing brown shoes; E. To save Cypress from extinction; F. To allow luthiers an excuse to charge more; G. To also stiff flamenco players –not just classical- with the dearly paid legend of Brazilian Rosewood; H. To foster the philosophical dichotomy of matter and spirit; I. To allow us an excuse that “it would sound so much better if I had a Negra”; J. To legitimize Paco de Lucia’s mistake; K. To sort out the problem of Cypress pungent smell, or players’ allergic reactions to it; L. To challenge our audible range; M. To have us stare at two guitars instead of playing one.
Posts: 1108
Joined: Sep. 29 2009
From: Back in Boston
RE: What IS the purpose of a flamenc... (in reply to estebanana)
maybe a negra was introduced so we would not get bored with a blanca and drift to playing a vuvuzela. if so, the inventor should be given sainthood. any luthier thinking about making a wood vuvuzela should be shot on sight.
for those who do not know what is a vuvuzela--watch a world cup soccer match this week and that swarm of bees you hear is 1000's of vuvuzela being "played".
seriously, i think a negra has a legit place in flamenco as a guitar that that can add a lot to the music and still be flamenco. although i may be a blanca man there are plenty of negra's out there i would not mind having. sanlucar's negra ramirez would be one of them.
Posts: 1108
Joined: Sep. 29 2009
From: Back in Boston
RE: What IS the purpose of a flamenc... (in reply to estebanana)
a negra vuvu having a longer sustain that a blanca would be good for a solo performance whereas a blanca would be good or a group performance. either way, the player, in a just world, would be shot before they could put their lips onto their vuvu.
Printable Version
. Currently I would prefer a whole range of woods which are readily available to AYC. 
New Messages
No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages
Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages
Locked w/o New Messages
Post New Thread