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blades

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I'm sorry I haven't been very active on the forum. My cooking has become routine as I attend to my disabled wife. I'm still working on my classical guitar adventure and have begun introducing myself to Flamenco music. It is fast and hard to play. Currently playing my new to me Esteve guitar made in Valencia.

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blades said:
I'm sorry I haven't been very active on the forum. My cooking has become routine as I attend to my disabled wife. I'm still working on my classical guitar adventure and have begun introducing myself to Flamenco music. It is fast and hard to play. Currently playing my new to me Esteve guitar made in Valencia.

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Nice looker! So it's a dedicated Flamenco guitar?

I started dabbling in Flamenco last year, but after realising the focus it would take to get very good at it and all the techniques involved I have sort of put it on the back burner for now as it was taking too much time away from my classical practice. It's a very exciting musical style though. Actually now I might look into it again...
 
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vernplum said:
Nice looker! So it's a dedicated Flamenco guitar?

I started dabbling in Flamenco last year, but after realising the focus it would take to get very good at it and all the techniques involved I have sort of put it on the back burner for now as it was taking too much time away from my classical practice. It's a very exciting musical style though. Actually now I might look into it again...
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No the Esteve is a classical - cedar and mahogany. It is very light and loud. I have no plan to master flamenco, only to play whatever I can. So far I have worked out a malaguena and a buleria but still play them pretty slowly. I'm still a beginner at classical guitar. At my age, progress is also slow. :)
 
TastyReuben said:
Good to hear from you!
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Thanks. On the plus side I went a little beyond the simple cooking I've been doing today. I made some chicken breasts smothered in onion, avocado, cheese and a little worcestershire sauce to brighten it up. It was pretty good. Maybe this weekend I will cook something postable. I'm getting some help from hospice now which is freeing up a little time.
 
My brother is an incredibly good guitar player, I’m not saying that in some sort of fanboy way, he is genuinely superb and known for it.
Anyhow he is currently working on a physics project with Glasgow university where they are trying to put information on light, the silicone chip has reached it’s capacity and getting information stored on light is apparently the way forward, this stuff obviously requires a lot of concentration and thought so he likes to switch off at lunch time by choosing to play classical guitar.

So as not to annoy his fellow physics geeks he goes outside to play. People stop and listen and tell him it’s beautiful etc and then they chuck money at him. So when he has his lunch hour and goes outside to have a mess about on the guitar he’s generally coming back to the lab between £30 - £70 richer 😂
 
karadekoolaid said:
Hey, good to hear from you again!
I love your guitar-making hobby. I met a guy while I was in Atlanta last month who makes guitars as well, although I think his are more oriented towards country music clients. He's done some pretty interesting stuff!
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I don't make them. I fix them and restore them and play them. I end up with something I can sell or keep without spending much. The picture below is a classical made in Japan by Kazuo Yairi. His work is respected everywhere and his products are expensive. I bought this one for a song in an auction and put it back in shape. It is a wonderful instrument but affordable for someone with some basic woodworking skills.
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blades said:
Let me take a look at the monthly challenge. Maybe I can work something up.
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Hope you do. Incidentally, its not monthly! Its set as and when the new judge decides an ingredient and has a 3 week run by default. This often gets extended by request. So the challenge (CookingBites recipe challenge) can run from any date during a calender month.
 
Morning Glory said:
Hope you do. Incidentally, its not monthly! Its set as and when the new judge decides an ingredient and has a 3 week run by default. This often gets extended by request. So the challenge (CookingBites recipe challenge) can run from any date during a calender month.
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I may well need some extra time.
 
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