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Mirabella Archtop Guitar
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Here's some videos of my Mirabella Trapdoor Custom. It has a very full and warm acoustic tone which I love, hope you'll like it to https://youtu.be/eYRhkXB6x4k https://youtu.be/REqONLSwEFA |
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Cris makes fine guitars…
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A bunch of nice archtops, flattops, a gypsy & nylon strings… |
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Wonderful playing - thanks for sharing!
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The instrument certainly sounds good, but the period perfomer purist in me thinks that if you have to play that kind of repertoire on this kind of instrument, at least use the appropriate right-hand technique
Is that a 1"7/8 nut or even wider, or am I getting the scale all wrong?
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Um, isn't that a bit like saying if you have to get from Point A to Point B in a car rather than a horse, at least use the appropriate saddle. FYI, in the 1930s there was a prevalent style of "classical" music played on archtop guitars with a pick (I believe more commonly referred to as a plectrum in that era).
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FYI go back far enough and you'll find repertoire and instruments that call for a plectrum (the use of which was abandoned subsequently because it wasn't ideal for the polyphonic music that came in vogue)
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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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(the modern equivalent might be a nylon-strung parlor like Dowina's Bona Vida). Quote:
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The tremolo piece is a nice example of how I'd like a classical guitar to sound (rather than like a Steinway as many apparently prefer...). That's based on listening over small computer speakers btw, where I don't even hear anything particularly metallic sounding (but not much bass either ) I can't comment on tremolo on nylon vs. steel strings as I haven't even begun trying to learn the technique myself, but respect if you're using the thumbpick for upstrokes too (and for getting a sound that balances nicely with the finger/nail sound!)
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