NEW SPECIAL ISSUE

Issue 58 - February 22nd, 2015

I would like to invite you to be part of this Weekly Magazine by raising questions and giving me suggestions through e-mail so this magazine can become a good material for all flamenco lovers, researchers and musicians. Enjoy it!

A.-Paco de Lucía Playing a Cypress Female Guitar in Early 60s (Picture)

B.-Comments, Questions and Answers:

QUESTION 1: Could you please elaborate on some tests to identify defects on a guitar?

QUESTION 2: How come did the cypress wood become so prominent for flamenco guitars?

QUESTION 3: Can you demonstrate in detail what is a mild male guitar?

QUESTION 4: I hear you said that flanenco is a tool for communication then I would like to ask you what is Paco de lucia’s definition of flamenco?

QUESTION 5: It seems like flamenco players are very used to what you call obsolete guitars can you please elaborate more on that?

QUESTION 6: I would like to know what does PULSACION means, I assume it's the PLAYABILITY a guitar offers to the player and therefore I am intrigued to know how a person that does not play guitar -like the luthiers- can understand how to make it easy to play.

QUESTION 7: I would like to know better my fretboard what do you advise me to do?

QUESTION 8: Are your lessons for beginners who start from scratch as well?

QUESTION 9: Burmese Teak Negra & Eclipsing the Indian Rosewood Sound

C.- Video Recommendations of the Week:

1) Farrucos's Homage to Paco de Lucía

Paco de Lucía Playing a Cypress Female Guitar in Early 60s

B.-Questions and Answers

Flaw Detection Guidelines & Post-Paco de Lucia's Age in Andalusian Flamenco Guitar Making CLICK HERE

Negra Vs Deep Blanca (Cherry) New Generation 2015 Andalusian Marcelo Barbero Flamenco Guitars CLICK HERE

Redefining The Flamenco Negra (Ovangkol) Mild-Male & Twin Avant-Garde Guitars CLICK HERE

What is Flamenco...?/Paco de Lucia says:"Without Improvisation is Obsolete" & Falsetas aren't all... CLICK HERE

Acclimatized to Obsolete Guitars "flamenco cypress" CLICK HERE

"Pulsación" and Beyond CLICK HERE

Play-ability & Left Hand Saddles Setting in Modern Andalusian Flamenco Guitars CLICK HERE

Playability is Everything /Easy to play status is not an option in flamenco guitars CLICK HERE

Luthiers doesn't have any grounds to define either play-ability nor sound in a flamenco guitar CLICK HERE

Staring at the fretboard Vs Owning it CLICK HERE

Just need 2 things to learn Paco de Lucia's style:1) The Desire 2) Skype CLICK HERE

Burmese Teak Negra & Eclipsing the Indian Rosewood Sound CLICK HERE

On the following video you can watch how Antonio Fernandez Montoya “Farruco”, who was dancer of Paco de Lucia's Septet for several years renders homage to the late guitar player.

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