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Flamenco negra vs. classical negra?
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Armando
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Joined: May 27 2005
From: Zürich, Switzerland
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RE: Flamenco negra vs. classical negra? (in reply to Trev)
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Hi Trev In fact the difference of a flamenco negra to a classical negra is less than between a flamenca blanca and a classical negra. The main differencies mostly appear on the thickness of the soundboard, sides and back, the headstock angle, the neck angle, the soundboard bracing and last but not least the tap plate. It is sometimes true, that there is not much difference soundwise between the two kinds of negras. However it is not so easy to change the string action from a classical negra to a flamenco negra because as already mentioned there is a higher neck angle on the classical, which is hardly adjustable and there is a higher bridge, which must be replaced. This things, if not prefessionally done, might spoil your guitar, so i recommend to better think twice before you go for it. Armando
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Date Nov. 26 2008 22:25:39
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Anders Eliasson
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RE: Flamenco negra vs. classical negra? (in reply to Trev)
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The main differencies mostly appear on the thickness of the soundboard, sides and back, the headstock angle, the neck angle, the soundboard bracing and last but not least the tap plate. You are forgetting one of the most important parts. The bridge. The flamenco bridge is lighter and thinner. Besides... Classicals are not specially thinner. Look at Romanillos 1973 guitar 1,9 - 2,1mm for the soundboard and the back. Thats very thin. Laminated tops are 1 - 1,5mm and Smallman lattice the same., which is thinner than any flamenco I´ve seen. In my opinion, you can build rosewood guitars from the heavyest sustaining thing to the fastets and dryest. Its all a matter of balance. I personally think that building very dry sounding negras is not a good idea. It goes against the rosewood character and it would be a nicer dry sounding guitar if it was made with cypress back and sides. Negras should be balanced so that the rosewood starts to work and IMHO it means a tad more sustain than a dry sounding blanca. The same goes the other way round. You can build very nice cypress classicals, but if you ant a heavy sustaining guitar with a deep sound, better to use rosewood. Trev, I dont think you´ll find a lot of classicals worth the conversio. Most will have the bridge setup way to high.
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Date Nov. 26 2008 23:42:57
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