Flamenco guitar

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A flamenco guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar, but with lower action,^[1] thinner tops and less internal bracing. It usually has nylon strings, like the classical guitar, but it generally possesses a livelier, more gritty sound compared to the classical guitar.^[2] It is used in toque, the guitar-playing part of the art of flamenco.