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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
@Jack Stewart Confession: I used to have a tuning fork in my guitar case. I had pitch pipes too.
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
@Phill Tadman Engineer meets classical guitar?
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
@Brian We classical guitarists might know them well, but they are not exactly household names outside of our little classical guitar bubble.
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
@Carl Jossem I heard he has an amazing tremolo.
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
@Michelle Roper You haven’t crossed the line until you start reading it bedtime stories. (Like the one where Segovia met Hermann Hauser.)
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
@David Krupka Well, maybe two instruments. I need my lute. The dog can die.
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@David Krupka Truth!
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
@David Krupka Let's ask this group of teenagers which one they prefer.
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
You refuse to go bowling with friends because you might break a nail.
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...
You think of Napoleon Coste and Dionisio Aguado as well-known composers.
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You start referring to your time in a high school garage band as chamber music experience.
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You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ...

Anyone up for some fun? Write a funny ending or two to the phrase, "You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ..." I'll start off with a few.
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Re: Week 1: Welcome to the Latin American Music Challenge 🥳
Two Pieces (June 29) I am posting a couple videos today: Canción de Cuña by Matilde Tettamanti de Calandra – I think I will make this my last posting of this pretty lullaby.…
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Re: Week 1: Welcome to the Latin American Music Challenge 🥳
Matilde Tettamanti de Calandra – Canción de Cuña (June 28) After hearing how loud my string squeaks were in the video I posted above, I really wanted to change my fingering to have fewer position…
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Re: Week 1: Welcome to the Latin American Music Challenge 🥳
@Spare Machine Love it! And Ron is right - the music and the video are both very dark, which is cool.
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Re: Week 1: Welcome to the Latin American Music Challenge 🥳
Matilde Tettamanti de Calandra – Canción de Cuña (June 27) I love finding composers whose music is not played very often. The last time we had a Latin American challenge, I mostly played Barrios,…
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I don't feel any callouses, but I have been using hand lotion rather often for the last couple weeks. I just hate that feeling of not being able to twist open things like…
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- 1 yr ago
- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@joosje Beautiful, Joosje! New to me as well.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
José Viñas – Lamento Op 38 I know it’s the last day of this rather long challenge, but for a couple days now I have been working on this piece, so I thought I might as well post it.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections
@Jack Stewart Welcome back! I’m glad you enjoyed your time at the GFA, other than the food. If you start playing your guitar in the cello position now, I will know why.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Wai Thanks Wai. I actually find the thumb pretty easy to get a good flush sound. In fact, I have even kept a bit of nail on my thumb so I can have both sounds just by changing the angle of attack…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Jack Stewart Thanks Jack. The jury is still out about it being a permanent change for me.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Dale Needles Thanks Dale. I do love this sound. I just need to get it more consistently, especially with chords.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Barney Thanks, Barney. And yes, my right hand has always moved around far too much. One of the many things I need to work on.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Andre Bernier @Barney Thanks for the supportive words, guys. I really miss being able to pick up my guitar and play, and get a reasonably good sound without so much effort.…
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- 1 yr ago
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