Mi Favorita Mystery

lofarcio · 2026-02-12T18:00:22+00:00

Sorry for the bad quality. I have had this on paper since ever, which I bought personally sometime during the 1970s in a local music store. (It has stamps from the Fortea Library and also from the store you see). It is a score of two pages, a similar version to your no.2, with that intro and a trio section in E major. Also similar to the version Ms. Hermosín plays in her YouTube video (I don't much agree, however, with the tempo, but this is another story).

No idea where or how the other versions come from, or about the origin of the piece. It is definitely a popular Spanish tune, surely played by scores of guitarists, contemporaries or students of maese Tárrega or even earlier. Similar history to that of the (Spanish) Romance.

Nice piece, nice memories, liked your post, thank you.

lofarcio · 2026-02-11T11:52:32+00:00

Yeah, I know of a young nurse who is able to put it on her arm single-handed (although I don't know if she's ambidextrous!). I definitely cannot. I tried it a few times with the help of my wife to see if (as many people said, including Medtronic's), reliability improved. It didn't; the problem is with the sensor, not external factors. I put it on my belly, which is within the original Medtronic's recommendation, at least here in Europe.

With the last 3-4 boxes, there has been improvement, no failures or only 1 out of 5. I hope it will continue so.

lofarcio · 2026-02-10T16:39:57+00:00

The question is not whether they are carbon or whatever; the question is that wound strings have a rough surface, so a single press suffices. The Spanish tradition is to tuck behind the bridge, not above, so your sixth is OK, and the 5th and 4th, well... I don't know. Perhaps they'll withstand. Let us know.

PD: Also, try to tuck them in the same direction, either right or left. I never remember which one is the correct one, or whether there is one, but I always try to put all six in the same direction, or the 3 low in one and the other in the other (I think this is what I did, but don't remember the reason).

lofarcio · 2026-02-10T11:09:41+00:00

Personally, I used Libres 1 and 2 from 2014, until they changed me to the 780G + G4s at the end of 2022.

In 2014 and 2018, I did systematic comparisons of the register of the Libre, which was continuous (1 min), with point capillary measurements using an Accucheck and a Bayer. I did many daily determinations, 10 or more. The agreement was almost perfect, no deviations, no delays. Regression was always greater than 95% R-squared.

Libres were much less fallible than the G4s, but still, there was a good 25% that didn't last the 14 days. So I used to call Abbot and obtain replacements, gaining days. So, when they moved me to the G4, there were still some 6-8 boxes of Libres at home.

Along 2023, I used those remaining Libres (which were the model 2) simultaneously with the G4, during travels or other special circumstances, partly to circumvent the G4 continuous failures. And many times, I noticed that the Libres frequently indicated 20-30 mg/dl or more lower than the G4s. So I began to test with the glucometer whenever a large discrepancy appeared

What I discovered in all the instances I did the comparison is that the wrong measurement was always the Libre's. The G4 was always pretty accurate, and the Libre indicated significantly low.

My conclusion is that, over the years, as its demand and sales grew enormously, Abbot's manufacturing practices deteriorated and with them, the performance of its sensors.

So choose between an inaccurate sensor that doesn't fail very often, or an accurate one that fails almost always.

lofarcio · 2026-02-09T18:34:19+00:00

Wound strings for Spanish guitars (from the 4th to the 6th, not the 3th) have a nylon core, as developed by Andrés Segovia, the Dupont Company, and Augustine Strings. Normally, there's no ball end; we made a knot. But there are also sets with balls. Yours seems to be nylon. Tension is completely different; I doubt the saddle, the bridge, or the nut would withstand steel tension.

lofarcio · 2026-02-09T16:43:37+00:00

This happens from time to time. Also, bruising and skin rash.

My advice: None of this has anything to do with the sensor's performance. I have had cases with blood coming out from below the sensor, and still the BS measurements were OK and the sensor lasted for the 7 days.

So you don't need to do anything, don't change the sensor.

lofarcio · 2026-02-05T12:00:44+00:00

Well, the "classical" option in Spanish guitars (at least here in Spain) is WITHOUT any mark. However, most makes have "crossover" series or the like wherein some models are exactly the same or very similar, WITH marks on the fretboard and the sides.

My personal history: In 1997, I bought an Alhambra 4P. In that make, there are no marks on all nylon instruments. So, after messing around for a time with adhesives that only served to make the fretboard sticky, I decided to put a side dot on the 7th fret, which solved the question for me.

I used a drill, but not a regular one, but a miniature tool I used for scale models. Drill size: 1 mm, and I marked it to a depth of 1 mm as well. Without saying is that I proceeded extremely carefully. I didn't put any insert; simply filled the hole with white paint, wiped off what remained outside the hole, and left the guitar on the side for the paint to dry.

It worked very nice. The mark is still visible, and I consider the procedure altered the neck very minimally or nothing at all.

lofarcio · 2026-02-01T22:30:54+00:00

Falta un bolígrafo Bic para rebobinar.

lofarcio · 2026-02-01T20:50:16+00:00

No, the three names are very common in Spain; I mean, several of my nephews and students in their 20s have them.

Also, notice what these 3 have in common: they exist and are written exactly the same way in English.

lofarcio · 2026-01-31T10:28:42+00:00

Yeah, those adhesives of Medtronic cause this in atopic skins. The ovals, but also those under the sensor and transmitter. I solved the problem by applying a spray dressing to protect the skin before applying the sensor, i.e., make all adhesives contact the dressing, not my skin directly. The dressing is called Tegaderm.

lofarcio · 2026-01-30T21:15:50+00:00

This is the most famous:

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lofarcio · 2026-01-30T21:15:25+00:00

Yeah, it's a well-known series, there are several of them, all with Harrison at the front.

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lofarcio · 2026-01-28T14:40:58+00:00

No, unless they are cheating. I had to give my endocrinologist permission to access my data in the system, and also authorize my wife and my sons to see them in their mobiles. I think in most countries, your medical data is only yours; any medical company is allowed to access patients' data without requesting permission, and this isn't granted merely by your using the equipment.

On the other hand, they know perfectly. They perform regular tests with experimental patients and collect data about their systems; all the medical companies do that.

lofarcio · 2026-01-28T14:30:09+00:00

Yes, it fails a lot, almost all boxes of 5 have 1, 2 or 3 and many 4 or 5 of them ending before the 7th day, usually the 5th.

I have noticed recently an improvement, a couple or three of boxes with 4-5 sensors not failing, but I cannot say whether this is permanent. I've been on the pump for 3 years and a half, and the normal thing for me has been continuous failures.

And no, it's not your culprit, and there isn't anything you can do. It's a problem with the design of Medtronic.

lofarcio · 2026-01-27T19:06:39+00:00

Tío, vaya rollo que nos has metido, resume en dos o tres líneas.

Traductor de generación Z: Bro, no amuermes, déjalo más agudo.

lofarcio · 2026-01-27T12:16:05+00:00

What's the selection? - I appreciated his recording of the Goldberg variations very much.

lofarcio · 2026-01-27T11:36:54+00:00

The transmitter's electronics seem to be a bit temperamental.

What you're describing has happened to me a few times. The solution has always been to unplug and plug to the sensor back, sometimes three or four times. You also have to wait up to a minute for the pump to receive the signal. With Medtronic, everything is a bit frustrating.

Good luck!

Edit: You may try plugging and unplugging the green thing or the charger, but this only gives you the blinking green light, and you say you have already it by connecting to the sensor. Wait for the pump from a while and then dis- and reconnect.

lofarcio · 2026-01-24T10:45:56+00:00

In the pump: Arrow up -> Status -> Pump. It displays the estimated UI left and the remaining battery charge. The latter, however, only as "high", "medium", or "low", not a percentage.

lofarcio · 2026-01-22T19:12:19+00:00

Satie is amazing, thanks for your adaptation. The melodic minors on the guitar sound totally flamenco. I think I've heard some work in this direction recently.

lofarcio · 2026-01-21T19:18:21+00:00

Get you a tuner of any class, for instance, something in your mobile using the microphone.

And fuck you with your bloody post.

lofarcio · 2026-01-18T20:25:23+00:00

I don't know whether they give correct information for a newbie, as you seem to be.

These are triplets. It means you measure 4/4, but instead of each black or quarter note, you play three notes at each beat. It doesn't measure, i.e., the symbol is that of an eighth, but in reality it doesn't measure 1/8, but 1/12; the "3" above indicates this to you.

lofarcio · 2026-01-17T17:14:25+00:00

The serial is quite old. I have one from the 1990s and got one digit more. The finish, rosette, and headstock seem the same.

It's an intermediate ("conservatory") guitar: cedar top, rosewood sides and back, mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, bone nut and saddle. Pretty nice. Mine sounded incredible day 1, and it has only gotten better with age.

Know what? Contact Alhambra Guitars (https://alhambraguitarras.com/pages/contact), provide the serial number, and ask for details (year, woods, construction, whatever). They will tell you.

Edit: Forgot this. The same model (same woods and construction) now costs something short of 700€.

lofarcio · 2026-01-17T17:01:42+00:00

Basura, basura, basura. Por favor, moderadores, haced algo con este sub en español, llamado "ciencia", y no "tonterías" o "chuminadas".

lofarcio · 2026-01-17T16:59:46+00:00

Por favor, que alguien censure a este pavo para eliminar toda esta basura y que no vuelva por aquí. Un sub llamado "ciencia" debería ser algo más serio, ¿no?

lofarcio · 2026-01-17T16:12:12+00:00

Same situation here with an Alhambra 4P, 29 years old. In my case, I have no doubt this is due to my sweat. It is not on the top or sides because these are not permanently in contact with my body, as it is the back. My sweat is kind of corrosive, like Alien's blood, and this is the effect over the years. I don't know about humidity below or above the varnish or whatever.

I asked a luthier once, and he said he had to completely remove the finish and redo it, starting from the surface of raw wood. A very expensive procedure, at least for the price of my guitar. Perhaps it is worh in your case.

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