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z6, too bad you couldn't listen to Yamashita, he's truly great. Really I put up the three videos because I find them all to have excellent, but completely different techniques. None of them sound as good as Paco, but I'm certainly not willing to use him as a bad for everyone. I think what you are looking for is a naily ff picado played near the bridge on a guitar with no sustain. I agree, that's a great sound. But I wouldn't use it to evaluate a whole genre's level of technqiue.
RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to mark indigo)
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would be interesting to compare what Britguy actually does on his farm with what I do in my day job.... it's probably similar-ish. I play with nails.
My advice, based on my solution to the work situation is: short nails, edges kept filed smooth, coated with superglue/nail glue and WORK GLOVES
Not sure what kind of work you do, Mark, but I'm guessing its somethng in the construction field? In which case ther would be some similarities in what we do. And you are right, wearing heavy gloves is a (partial) solution. And actually I DO wear gloves for the heavy stuff, when I remember to put them on before leaving the house. I also have a lot of left-hand gloves, as I seem to be constantly losing right handers.
I dont really like wearing gloves if I can help it, they make my hands sweat. But for really heavy work, and cold weather, I usualloy wear them anyway.
But there are certain things that I find it impossible to do when wearing heavy gloves: farting around with temperamental irrigation pumps, stuck valves, connectors, etc. adjusting chain tension on a chainsaw; fiddling with fuel pumps, battery connections on tractors; clipping off hundreds of tiny fruit stalks when thinning; etc. etc. etc.
One reason is laziness. If I'm away out across the far orchard strolling around checking on certain trees, and I see the need to do something involving the hands, then I'm too lazy to run back to the house and don gloves. I just grab my clippers and snip away, and before you know it; CARAMBA! (or the English equivalent) - a torn or busted nail!!!
But you are quite right. Wearing gloves regularly might help to mitigate some of my problems with broken nails. And I should try to persevere in this regard. I know my ever-patient wife (ex-NYC/Bronx) would be much happier. She gets awfully tired of hearing those 'ye olde Anglo-Saxon englysshe' expressions - particularly the one's beginning with ' f '. . .
RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to britguy)
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I'm guessing its somethng in the construction field?
more like in the hayfield, so pretty similar to you
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I also have a lot of left-hand gloves, as I seem to be constantly losing right handers.
i have a stack of right hand gloves. I am right handed, but have over the years trained myself so well to avoid doing various things (like picking things up off concrete floors) with my right hand in order to protect my RH fingernails. As a result I wear out the left hand gloves. maybe we could do some swaps
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I dont really like wearing gloves if I can help it,
i figure i have a choice, gloves and nails or no gloves and no nails.... i go for gloves
I keep my gloves by the door. every time i put my boots on, i pick up the gloves, every time i leave the house, winter or summer. I play at least an hour a day, usually 2-4 hours.
RE: Tremolo and nail length? (in reply to mark indigo)
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more like in the hayfield, so pretty similar to you
O.K. my mistake. Glad to see someone else in the Foro is in the food-production business. Hope you are doing better at it than I am. . .
I also keep several pairs of gloves at the door. But frequently run out in a hurry and do not put them on. But I'm getting better at it. Only had to repair one nail last week. That's pretty good for me. . .
Opening drawers and filing cabinets is another nail-buster for me. Mainly due to impatience!
Yesterday I filed my nails fairly short. And - voila' - nice tremolos.
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