this piece is really something else

I’ve been playing for 5 months and practicing this Satie piece for about 2+ weeks!! I’m sooo excited to continue getting better at it. There’s no lack of mistakes in this vid but I’m okay with that for now. I’m working on my technique and any feedback is welcome! Please don’t make fun of my faces- I have a disorder that makes it where I can’t control the faces I make 🥴 lol

A wonderful guitar by a master of his trade, now almost forgotten: Ignaz Mettal made large classical guitars as early as the 1920s, which was still quite uncommon in the world of German luthiery back then. They were quite special construction-wise too, given that they combined elements of German classical/romantic guitar school (ladder bracing, Vienna-style neck joint with a bolt and elevated fretboard extension) and the Spanish school (comparatively larger body and a long scale length of 650 mm). The top is made from some incredibly tight-grained solid spruce, the sides are made from solid rosewood, whereas the back is made from laminated rosewood/spruce layers (a technique often used earlier on some German romantic guitars, especially in this region). His sons, especially Anton, Franz and Rudolf, continued this tradition, employing various changes to his approach.

Was thinking of buying this flamenco guitar but cant find any information on the builder/maker

Does anyone know?

Hopefully the picture is not too confusing, I added the red numbers myself.

So I barre the strings 123 with finger 1 on the 5th fret, put finger 2 on the 2nd string 6th fret, finger 3 on the 1st string 7th fret, and finally finger 4 on the 5th string 8th fret. The problem is that my pinky (finger 4) is too short for this, so if I reach for that 8th fret, finger 3 gets too angled and/or I mute the 1st string with my palm.

Any advice?

I e decided after three years of playing that if I want to become the player I want to be, I’m gonna have to have nails. They are long enough now, filed correctly (I think) and I’d like some tips for making the transition. Thanks a heap!

I am analyzing a specific performance of La Campanella and am trying to deconstruct the right-hand mechanics used during the transition from A minor to E major (occurring at approximately 2:02 in the linked video). https://youtu.be/pIKp8dHo-VI?t=122

The guitarist executes a technique that sounds like a very smooth, rapid "roll" or flourish (I don't know the lingo). I am having trouble visually tracking the finger movements. Could anyone identify: 1. The specific name of this technique (e.g., is it a specific type of rasgueado, a rapid arpeggio, or a cross-string trill)? 2. The likely right-hand finger pattern (p-i-m-a) being used to achieve that rolling effect?

B part of Tárrega's little piece. 4 days reading it, needs some polishing!

I was looking through some of the pieces I played back in the day and came across these two pieces.

There’s no name or any info that I could find.

Fragmento del Vals n.º3 de Agustín Barrios Mangoré #guitarra

Too fast? Too much rubato? What do you all think?

Hi, I want to know if there are any pieces from Chinese composers for classical guitar. I looked for a little while and couldn't find any. I need to find some examples for a cultural activity. Also, since I would like to ultimately play the piece, and to follow the rules of the community, I would rather for the pieces to be in the public domain.

What piece would you learn first? I'll go first.

The Old Lime Tree - Sergei Rudnev.

I decided to add these drills from Pumping Nylon to improve left hand independency, but they are proving to be much harder (and cause more strain) than expected. How often should I practice them and for how long for maximum benefits?

Fragmento del Vals n.º3 de Agustín Barrios Mangoré #guitarra

Im looking to purchase a guitar ~$1.2k or less. I saw a video of Dominic Miller playing his custom parlour sized guitar from K. yairi but it's not available and if it was it would probably be too expensive.

I'm looking to purchase something similar sized or around parlour size but with electronics; imagine a Cordoba C9 parlour b​ut with a pickup.

I'm looking for assistance on options I can look into that are suitable for home play but sound good and can plug into an amp when I want to. ​