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In one of these performances at the Persian Room, Escudero tripped on someone´s foot, falling on top of his guitar, smashing it beyond repair. Escudero got up, went back stage, got a replacement guitar, and returned to complete the show to a standing ovation. [35] In 1956, Escudero made four records: "Mario Escudero and his flamenco guitar" [36]
His brother Eladio Fernandez used to play flamenco professionally and moved to Paris. His first guitar was made by copying a friend's guitar, having some manual skills from having been a cabinet maker or "carpintero". The guitar was extremely good and so, in 1958, he began to build guitars full-time, opening his own workshop in Almería in 1960.
Flamenco guitarists are known as tocaores (from an Andalusian pronunciation of tocadores, "players") and the flamenco guitar technique is known as toque. Flamenco players tend to play the guitar between the sound hole and the bridge, but as close as possible to the bridge, to produce a harsher, rasping sound quality.
A guitar autographed by Taylor Swift and then smashed by a North Texas man who bought it at auction has resold on eBay for more than its original purchase price.. The final sale price out of 46 ...
The 1974 Les Paul Custom, owned by late guitarist Ian Bairnson, is expected to fetch up to £10,000.
Esteso concentrated almost exclusively on building flamenco-style guitars, and his instruments are world-renowned for their physical lightness, yet very strong volume and sound-projection. A crack-free and unmolested example can cost several tens of thousands, either Euros or $.
Felipe and Mariano Conde (sons of Mariano Conde Sr.) manufactured flamenco guitars in their workshop at Felipe V St. nº 2 in Madrid close to the Teatro Real (Royal Theatre) and the Palacio Real (Royal Palace). They were known as "Conde Hermanos Sucesores Sobrinos de Esteso" (Conde Brothers - Esteso's Nephews Successors)
Juan Martín is the author of several textbooks on flamenco playing, including El Arte Flamenco de la Guitarra, [11] issued with cassette tapes and later with vinyl sound sheets, and Solos Flamencos issued with CDs and DVDs.
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