I first saw a real flamenco guitar nearly 50 years ago. I have made several serious attempts at making in the last few years, and I am very happy with my results. I have been a bit hard core about the peg tuners, which I hand carve and fit carefully, and which work far better than anyone expects when they dare to try them. And that is the problem, players are a bit shy about trying them. So I am making this one with machine tuners.
The tonewood is from a Madrone I cut down 25 years ago in Monte Rio, CA surely it is ready by now?
The top is American red spruce, sometimes called Adi, and while many feel it is too robust for nylon strings, I have a solution for than (use less) expect it will contribute nicely to what I want to hear from this guitar. I chose a very colorful top:
