Hi Dino, thank you.
It's a great instrument. I just wanted to share some info. This is a great site and I am happy to be able to talk guitars with others.
Cheers.
2 2012-03-25 19:16:27
Re: Portuguese guitarra (12 replies, posted in Other string instruments)
Hi all,
I'm new to the site, but wanted to comment (that's if anyone is even reading this thread anymore!).
I actually have both styles of the Portuguese guitar. One Coimbra model (Tuning CGADGA) and one Lisboa model (tuning DABEAB). I love both models. They are more difficult to play than a regular classical guitar mainly because the frets are much more compact, and having a double string per note means pressing down harder on the frets.
That said, I love the way they sound and they are a joy to play. They are indeed used for Fado, but several prominent musicians have really pushed this as a headlining instrument, chief among them was Carlos Paredes.
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9cqXIk2B04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujf6EVam … re=related
And one of the new generation: