Talk:Portuguese guitar

message: Rock musician Steve Howe made use of the Portuguese guitar (commonly miscredited as a "vachalia") as well, as seen in songs like "Your Move" (Yes), "Wonderous Stories" (Yes), and "The Hunter" (GTR).
You can clearly see in photos and video online, that though he does call it a "Portuguese guitar", his instrument is actually the laúd, a totally distinct instrument. MatthewVanitas (talk) 22:03, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed incorrect section about Steve Howe 

message: Under the "Technique" subsection we find:
::these fingerpicks are usually made of plastic or tortoiseshell
It is highly unlikely that the picks are "usually" made of tortoiseshell, as the shell used for that purpose came from an endangered species, the use of which was internationally banned nearly a half-century ago.
Shell may well have been a traditional material for the picks, but it is doubtful that it is a usual contemporary material.  Either a reference is needed, or the wording should be changed.
74.95.43.249 (talk) 19:53, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tortoiseshell 

message: I'm currently translating this to Hebrew....
Could not find any reference for some of the statements like: 
 "In 1582, Friar Phillipe de Caverell visited Lisbon and described its customs; he mentions the Portuguese people’s love for the cittern and other musical instruments..." 
and
 "By 1786 those made by Simpson, an English luthier, became highly popular, and it was noted that he could also provide reliable nickel-silver strings."
Looks like it was mostly taken from http://www.cittern.theaterofmusic.com/misc/portugal.html, but there aren't any reference to the facts on that  either.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avma55 (talk • contribs) 07:34, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  statements in the History section... 

message: [Message text copied here from User talk:2001:818:E6DA:D300:AC4D:3C67:571:C146#Portuguese guitar:]
Dear colleague,Thank you for your first contribution to Wikipedia yesterday, when you applied this edit to the article on the Portuguese guitar. However, there are two points to make about your contribution:
# You removed existing and useful content that was corroborated by a source, which is generally inappropriate (see Deleting...). I have reinstated the content you had overridden but located it after the content you added, to have both appear in chronological order.
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Please feel free to reply below, and I will help you complete your contribution with a citation. Thank you for your cooperation.With kind regards;Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) 10:25, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  First concerto for Portuguese guitar and orchestra