New posts by Franco Morone around the world of the acoustic guitar

The “Fingerstyle” – Guitar technique

The guitar technique called ‘fingerstyle’ involves the use of the fingers of the right hand to pick the strings. It is a way of playing the guitar as an alternative to using the plectrum (flat) from which the term ‘flat-style’ derives. Although the term is frequently associated with acoustic guitar, it is more correct to […]

First summer guitar courses by Franco Morone in Dulcamara

The sound of natural nails

Numerous guitarists struggle daily with nail problems, and rightly so because, with classical and acoustic guitar, the best sound is achieved by picking the strings with one’s natural nails. At least that’s an opinion I share with many other friends and fans. If guitarists who use nylon strings can have nail problems, imagine those who […]

“Miles of Blues” – The blues as told by Franco Morone