To start off with, the best manner of distinguishing them is to look at their construction, including the woods used to make them, and the position of the strings. Another important way, of course, would be to listen to the sound each type of instrument produces. The woods Different woods offer different acoustic qualities, of course, which is why a master luthier will carefully select the type of wood used to build each part of a guitar.
The classical guitar has traditionally had a cedar or spruce top; Recently however, cedar is used more often, because this produces a fuller, richer and warmer sound. Similarly, rosewood is usually chosen for the back and sides, because it offers a greater sustain. The flamenco guitar is designed to cut through the noise of flamenco dancing, so it usually has a spruce top because this produces a dynamic sound and great projection.
The flamenco Blanca so called because it has a pale, natural aesthetic has a cypress back and sides which produce a loud and piercing sonority. The flamenco Negra is made in exactly the same way as the Blanca , but darker woods are used for the body, such as Indian rosewood, or cocobolo, which offer greater sustain.
The thickness The body of the Flamenco guitar is shallower, the top is thinner and it is lighter in weight than the classical guitar. It is designed in this way to produce as many vibrations as possible. The action With regard to the strings, whilst both are nylon-stringed instruments, the distance between those of the classical guitar and the fingerboard is higher, allowing the strings to be plucked without resulting in distortion.
The strings of a flamenco guitar, however, are closer to the fingerboard, which allows the guitarist to run up and down the neck more easily. To prevent them from buzzing, high-tension strings are used on a flamenco guitar. The neck The back of the neck of the flamenco guitar is also flat to increase playability, whereas in the classical guitar there is some neck relief.
Their sound: The classical guitar is a tool that is designed to play poly-timbral music and should have a soft attack, a sweet mellow sound and gradual decay. The flamenco guitar, as mentioned earlier, needs to hold its own when competing with the energetic dancers that form part of a flamenco show. The Structure of the Classical Guitar The flamenco guitar-similar, yet different.
Characteristics of the sharp sounding flamenco guitar The classical guitar is not the only guitar with roots in Spain: another guitar-the flamenco guitar-can also be traced back to Spain. The difference in design is here! Structure Learn the parts of the classical guitar Classical guitars are great for this The flamenco guitar-similar, yet different Position of the harmonic bar determines the timbre [Experiment1]Let's compare the thickness of the body.
How the Instrument is Made Guitar production begins with wood storage Craftsman skill where it counts A traditional full coating of shellac Adjust the nut and bridge to suit the actual guitar. Choosing an Instrument Select a guitar from a reputable store What type of music do you want to play? Care and Maintenance Care and maintenance of the strings Care and maintenance of the tuning keys.
Trivia Napoleon was a guitarist The guitar provided consolation for Africa Americans in the nineteenth century Paganini copied his techniques from the guitar? Why such a low action? It makes the guitar easier to play for extended periods when accompanying dancers. It can also be easier to perform difficult left-hand techniques such as extended slurs hammer-ons and pull-offs.
A low action tends to produce a characteristic flamenco buzz when the low-set strings hit the frets, although this is a matter of taste. There are also downsides: a low action can reduce the volume of the guitar because the strings have less room to vibrate and deliver energy through the soundboard. These are clear trade-offs each guitarist must assess — the decision ultimately comes down to personal preference.
Shaving down or replacing the nut or bridge can lower the action, although different guitars have their own natural limit. He examined a Jose Ramirez I classical guitar with an action of less than 1. A characteristic technique of flamenco guitar is the golpe — the percussive right-hand finger tapping with either flesh or nail on the soundboard. This would damage the soundboard without protection, which is why flamenco guitars have a golpeadore glued to the face of the instrument.
Older guitars often had clearly visible, plastic golpeadores. Today, they are made of thinner, transparent plastic. Rosewood or ebony peghead tuners were standard until Antonio Torres invented geared machine head tuners. It was some time before geared machine head tuners became dominant because they were initially far more expensive than peghead tuners.
The choice of tuner has no bearing on the sound of the guitar. Few guitars, like the one below, are now built with traditional peghead tuners.
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