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RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to JasonM)
Awesome!
I love how every video of a luthier has a romantic shot of them blowing dust off their work. That can be an extremely unhealthy practice if you're planning to continue building long-term, as inhaling fine wood dust is a known carcinogen and can **** up your lungs. If I'm doing pretty much any level of sanding, I always wear a mask and suck up the dust with a vacuum. But that is not nearly as sexy
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RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to BarkellWH)
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ORIGINAL: BarkellWH
Thanks to those who listed female luthiers. While they are still few in number, there are more than I would have thought. I had only heard of Amalia Ramirez but wasn't sure whether she was actually making guitars or had just taken over the business end.
Bill
I beleive Amalia concentrates on the business end now, but she has made guitars in the Ramirez workshop.
Kathrin Hauser is the fourth generation of the dynasty founded by her great-grandfather Hermann I, but they have concentrated on the classical side.
RE: Women in the macho world of flam... (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
So this guy can tell the difference between a man and woman guitarist based on how they play. Not flamenco, but i saw this and wondered the same about female flamenco players.