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I learned a little flamenco and folk guitar in the 60's from a friend who ran a coffee house in Lakewood, CA. I was lucky to experience Sabicas and Escudero at the El Poce restaurant in San Gabriel and Sabicas performance at Shrine Auditorium. At age 76 I'm planning to buy an entry level Yamaha or Cordoba flamenco guitar. The You Tube demos of the Yamaha CG 172SF have rather poor sound rendition. Would like to find a store that has the Cordoba C7 and Yamahas in stock.
RE: New Member Old Flamenco Fan (in reply to Leñador)
Socal was a "hotbed" of flamenco activity in the 60's. There was a place in LA, called the Purple Onion, and many coffee houses that featured flamenco guitar and sometimes dancing and singing. I even attended a Bob Dylan concert at Wilson High School when he was a kid.
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RE: New Member Old Flamenco Fan (in reply to flamencoLVR)
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There was a place in LA, called the Purple Onion
Interesting that there was a Purple Onion in LA. There was a Purple Onion in San Francisco's North Beach area at the same time. The SF Purple Onion opened in 1952 and was part of the "beat" scene. In the late '50s and into the '60s the SF Purple Onion, along with another SF club called the "Hungry I" became venues for the budding folk scene--The Kingston Trio, The Smothers Brothers (before they went to comedy) and others, as well as Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, and other stand-up comedians.
Bill
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RE: New Member Old Flamenco Fan (in reply to flamencoLVR)
Not sure how I glossed over the guitar part of your post last time.... Two places on the westside that are highly likely to have one of those is McCabes in Santa Monica and Guitar Center in Westwood. It's definitely worth a call. I'd even be willing to check 'em out for you to see if it's worth the drive for you.(not sure how far you are now) I live very close to both and randomly go in to cause trouble and play bulerias on their banjos.
RE: New Member Old Flamenco Fan (in reply to flamencoLVR)
Welcome flamencoLVR ,
forget about the Yamaha. I´ve tried it some weeks ago. The action is made for aeroplanes can fly below the strings. This guitar also smelt like a chemical bomb, very disturbing.
RE: New Member Old Flamenco Fan (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
As I recall they played most of the flamenco songs on their duet album. They had a Flamenco singer, don't recall the name. Anita Ramos looked like a gypsy princess and danced very well. It takes a while to develop a taste for Flamenco singing. I find it interesting that many true flamenco lovers don't enjoy concerts featuring guitarists without dancers and singers. I enjoy it all, wondering what in my Norwegian/Polish etc., ancestry has attracted me to flamenco and guitar in general.
RE: New Member Old Flamenco Fan (in reply to flamencoLVR)
I can watch solo guitar shows(granted if they're good). But I have a really hard time watching JUST guitar and dance. It NEEDS a singer desperately at that point to me........Funny thing is most the shows I've played were just guitar and dance, I'm very self hating lol.
RE: New Member Old Flamenco Fan (in reply to flamencoLVR)
I went to a Sam Ash music store and asked to try a Cordoba F7 and a Yamaha CG172S F both entry level guitars. Neither were in stock. I put down a deposit of $200 for them to order both guitars. I will go back to the store when the two guitars arrive and decide which one I want and have the deposit applied to the purchase price (or) if I decide not to buy either guitar, my deposit will be refunded in full. I was told that lowering the action, if desired would be an extra $40 dollar charge. I offer this info for others who have this situation. I did get to try a Cordoba C7 and liked it although the action was very high.
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