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Old 11-23-2021, 08:00 AM
woland woland is offline
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Hi!
Thank you for you kind comments.

Guitar has a 3/4 nut.

Yes, this repertoire was made to be played with classical guitar technique (and on a classical guitar too!)
I can really relate to that, since here in Europe we really feel the "weight" of a classical historical repertoire, and even any slight change is seen as a lack of respect.

I've studied classical guitar but I plectrum technique has began my speciality since I've attended (for many many years) Guitar Craft courses with Robert Fripp.
I love classical music, plectrum style, archtop guitars, Guitar Craft tuning (I use CGDAEG)... and I believe that altogether makes a very peculiar sound, which I love.

I'm not interested to sound like a classical guitarist, otherwise I would have played it with a classical technique and on a different guitar.

It's also true that some repertoire calls for a pick: ie. the compositions from Raffaele Calace on Liuto Cantabile.
Here's an excerpt adapted on the guitar:

https://youtu.be/MSLTEnYwa4A

But I enjoy playing with my fingers too.
It's not easy on steel strings, so I had to came up with a different technique involving mostly just thumb pick and middle finger, in order to keep tone more consistent.

https://youtu.be/KqfMFDxYAQo
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