Posted by finelinebob on August 27, 2006, at 1:39:40
In reply to Re: My third guitar lesson... » sleepygirl, posted by llrrrpp on August 26, 2006, at 23:58:48
> How are your callouses doing?
Nylon strings. One of the other advantages of a classical guitar. But I need a really good nail file ... my clippers just don't cut it (hehe).
> Most of my friends are professional musicians. What they tell their students is to leave the case open...I've gone beyond that. I got a nice guitar stand. It's 3 feet from me right now. And I like the exercises my teacher gives me. They can be totally silent, just moving and stretching fingers, so I can watch TV while I'm exercising.
I actually got 2 guitar stands. When I finish unpacking and cleaning, I'm going to set that second one up and pull my steel string Ovation out (we'll revisit that callus question after that). The cool thing about switching between the two is that a classical guitar's fingerboard is really wide and it gives my fingers the room to learn. Once I'm good at something, I can pick up my Ovation and see about playing on a fingerboard that's much more cramped and strings with a significantly lower action.
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