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Could any regular accoustic guitar play Jazz Manouche or Flamenco music authentically? Or is there a specific guitar for each type as that the sounds are different??
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IIRC, Django Reinhardt played a Macaferri acoustic guitar, which had a narrow oval soundhole and an especially loud, cutting tone that could be heard over the other instruments in a band even without amplification. To this day, guitarists who seek to emulate Django's sound play guitars like his.
Flamenco is played on flamenco guitars which are similar to classical guitars, although they're usually a little smaller and lighter in weight and traditionally constructed of Spanish cypress with a spruce top. They tend to have a brighter, louder, more percussive quality, which is important so that the guitar can be heard over the dancers's tap shoes hitting the floor. Flamenco guitars are traditionally also equipped with tap plates nowadays made of transparent plastic, like large pickguards, to protect the top from the player's percussive finger tapping. Originally, flamenco guitars had friction pegs like a violin; many now have machine tuners like classical guitars but those make the headstock a little bit heavier, which adds unwanted sustain to the guitar. So a lot of flamenco guitarists still prefer the lighter weight friction pegs instead. The action, or height of the strings off the fingerboard is usually lower than on a classical guitar, which makes it easier to play fast but can lead to fret buzz, which is often part of the traditional flamenco sound.
IIRC, Django Reinhardt played a Macaferri acoustic guitar, which had a narrow oval soundhole and an especially loud, cutting tone that could be heard over the other instruments in a band even without amplification. To this day, guitarists who seek to emulate Django's sound play guitars like his.
Flamenco is played on flamenco guitars which are similar to classical guitars, although they're usually a little smaller and lighter in weight and traditionally constructed of Spanish cypress with a spruce top. They tend to have a brighter, louder, more percussive quality, which is important so that the guitar can be heard over the dancers's tap shoes hitting the floor. Flamenco guitars are traditionally also equipped with tap plates nowadays made of transparent plastic, like large pickguards, to protect the top from the player's percussive finger tapping. Originally, flamenco guitars had friction pegs like a violin; many now have machine tuners like classical guitars but those make the headstock a little bit heavier, which adds unwanted sustain to the guitar. So a lot of flamenco guitarists still prefer the lighter weight friction pegs instead. The action, or height of the strings off the fingerboard is usually lower than on a classical guitar, which makes it easier to play fast but can lead to fret buzz, which is often part of the traditional flamenco sound.
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