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Re: Guitar sizing
A relatively simple test; at this stage play the "finger down chromatic exercise". That is on each string play it open then fretted at the first fret, leave your finger down on the first fret and…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Guitar sizing
Everyone's hands are different. I have a number of 650 and 640 guitars - all are 51 mm nuts. I find that there is very little difference between them in either sound or playability.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Bart Versteeg Right on Bart, Irina is in my short list.
- Robert_St_Cyr
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Jack Stewart Yes it is complicated - the classical guitar would probably not be where it is today if not for Segovia. His promotion of the guitar as a concert instrument and the development of new…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Debbie Hi Debbie. I have heard Segovia in person, as well as Bream and hundreds of others. (at 69 I get to about 60 or 70 live music concerts a year). There are numerous players who I would rather…
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
I think you guys are missing the point. Technique is only part of the overall equation it won't turn you into player x just because you have their technique.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
Such a difficult question. There are so many fantastic players and I've only heard a fraction of them. Cinzia Milani, totally unknown to me till recently is up there in the top few,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Fretting techniques
I would say if your nail is touching the fret board it's too long, but I'm sure you've thought of that. Does your guitar have very low frets? The average fret height (fret board to the top of the…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Are there any tech gadgets or apps that you think could revolutionize music learning or performance in the future?
@don really refined playing relies on very subtle nuances of touch that are more suited to learning in person from a good teacher. That being said I have used some online resources as the access to…
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Re: Are there any tech gadgets or apps that you think could revolutionize music learning or performance in the future?
@Stephen Holland Hello Stephen, I discovered the same thing, when due to covid our guitar orchestra moved to online. Our conductor sent out recorded tracks that we then recorded ourselves with.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Guitar display cabinet
The classical guitar world is very traditional so your observation (only a little surprised) is right on. The string pressure from a set of nylon strings is half of a set of steel strings,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Guitar display cabinet
@don Wow I now understand why your strings will rust. Keeping the guitar in the open air where there is less chance of condensation is what I would recommend,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Guitar display cabinet
@Matthew Lavanish You are absolutely right Matthew. and I keep my shop between 35 and 45 percent year round, which for me means heat and humidification in the winter and cooling and dehumidification…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Guitar display cabinet
This is a long answer, but it's complicated and you need to determine what's going on and what the source of the moisture is before determining the best solution.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Level 1 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space)
@Andre Bernier Hi Andre - KW is Kitchener- Waterloo, Ontario. I knew an Andre Bernier here many years ago and just wondered,... Anyway nice to meet you too. Hope your guitar journey is going well.…
- Robert_St_Cyr
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Level 1 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space)
@Andre Bernier getting nails just right is an ongoing struggle, especially if we damage nails. Are you by chance Andre Bernie’s from K-W?
- Robert_St_Cyr
- 2 yrs ago
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