Flamenco guitar

A flamenco guitar is a type of guitar, built for the purpose of playing flamenco music.

Flamenco is a genuine Spanish artform. It exists in three forms:

• Cante: the song
• Baile: the dance
• Toque: guitar playing

The traditional flamenco guitar is made of Spanish cypress and spruce, and is lighter in weight and a bit smaller than a classical guitar, to give the output a "sharper" sound. The flamenco guitar, in contrast to the classical, is also equipped with a barrier, called a golpeador. This is often plastic, similar to a pick guard, and protects the body of the guitar from the rhythmic finger taps, called golpes. The flamenco guitar is also used differently than the classical guitar, with different strumming patterns and styles, as well as the use of a capo.

In short, flamenco guitars are meant to be better suited for flamenco than classical guitars; however, some higher-end flamenco guitars use similar materials to high-end classical guitars.

Flamenco guitar techniques

• Apoyando: rest stroke, see Classical guitar techniques
• Golpes: percussive finger tapping
• Picados: rapid scale passages
• Rasgueado: multiple digit strumming
• Tirando: free stroke, see Classical guitar techniques

See also

• Category: Flamenco guitarists
• Luthier
• Classical Guitar
• José Ramírez
• Domingo Esteso (1882-1937)
• Hermann Hauser (1882-1952)
• Paco de Lucia (1947-)

External links

• Information
  • Introduction to Flamenco
• Community
  • Brilliant flamenco forum
  • Flamenco Community
• Other
  • http://www.guitarist.com/fg/fg.htm
  • All about the instrument (no shop)