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RE: My Faustino Conde story
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Jonnycake
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Joined: Aug. 26 2020
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RE: My Faustino Conde story (in reply to Echi)
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Well I'm back for some more punishment, schooling and friendly advice.. [Where the hell have ya been?not that we missed you!] Jonnycake says; "Since I've been mightily intimidated by some of the amazing players here on this forum, I've been woodshedding quite a lot ..since at some point one must post a video or two actually playing flamenco..i suppose if you want to be taken seriously. So lots of arpeggios tremolo ,rasquerdos and picado scales lately..hopefully the compas will come..needs a lot of work!" [Ok..what else have you been up to? Are you ready to fish or cut bait regarding the Arcangel or the Philippe V Conde?] Jonnycake says; " still humming and hawing...my '83 conde is really a sweet guitar, I've been trying to just be happy with that and forget about anything else. Still ,having played it at long last, that Arcangel is truly bloody amazing and one day will be worth probably more than what you'll have to pay for it now.. so yeah..haven't quite decided what to do yet." [So to help in your deliberations have you been investigating other makes of guitars, you know,checking out the market in order that one day you might become a little more knowledgeable?] Jonnycake replies; "Why yes indeed..have you seen those beautiful renditions of the Pepe Habuchela and Moraito Condes? They sure look and sound great..plus they have pegs! A lot of money but still in the ballpark of what that other one will cost you..and you'd still have the '83 to keep or to sell down the road. And there are others that are very interesting..an '85 Manuel Contreras peghead hardly played that popped up and then disappeared ...that sure was interesting although heres another luthier I know little about. But of course you cant play these before buying so there's that to consider." [Okay,okay aside from all that..what has this forum done that makes you feel good to be part of it!?] Jonnycake replies; Well I've learned a lot about strings( waiting for my Labella reds- thanks Ricardo) Heard some great nuevo flamenco players and enjoyed the discussion about the future of flamenco and its glorious past.. And had many hours enjoyment reading the differing opinions regarding Condes,labels,new builders,and the like.. So yeah it's great being here and now, since its reasonable to assume the world is indeed going to continue without that unimaginable awful caricature of a world leader who's hopefully heading to the dustbin of history not being around anymore soon...I'm cautiously optimistic about the future...now which guitar was I going to get??!!" Cheers all!
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