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Don White wrote:
Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things
have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup
to keep me going.
This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S
acoustic guitar.
I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this
model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced
price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for
$300.00 CDN.
Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed
up for 18 weeks of music lessons.
Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner
lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the
strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how
it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to
work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months.
Back to that chromatic chord...
G major
D major
C major...
mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store?

Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get
used to it.....

You have to get the ends of your fingers toughened up and calloused. Most
people quit because after a week or so their finger tips hurt too much.

Eisboch

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Don White wrote:
Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since
things
have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good
dustup
to keep me going.
This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine
GS-330S
acoustic guitar.
I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that
this
model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced
price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all
for
$300.00 CDN.
Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and
signed
up for 18 weeks of music lessons.
Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner
lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find
the
strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll
see
how
it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called
back
to
work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months.
Back to that chromatic chord...
G major
D major
C major...
mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store?

Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will
get
used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more,
then
things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast
things
then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher
once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many
teachers
don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He
made me practice, and I'm glad he did now....

Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or
electric?

Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been
playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood.
You?

I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit.

At first it is frustrating as all hell. I remember thinking, I'll
NEVER, EVER be worth a damned at this. Then, there's this threshold you
cross, kind of like a guitar player epiphony, and then things work, and
you can actually hear something and teach yourself to do it. I clearly
remember the day I played something and said to myself, "damn, that
sounded good!"

Which Stratocaster do you have?

An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot
like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up!

Is this it?

http://tinyurl.com/amrbd

If so, very nice! And very expensive!

Don,

What online lessons are you trying. There is a company not too far from me
in Pittsfield MA that just opened up music lesson operations via the
internet.
Called WorkShopLive.com. I've not even checked out their web site yet.
Guess I will go have a look now.

Best of luck,
Gary

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:00:14 GMT, Don White
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Takamine

built by kaman who makes ovation - good choice.

My first acoustic was a Takamine. It was a very nice guitar. Don't have it
anymore and don't play anymore. Probably still a great choice for an
affordable quality first acoustic.

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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:28:13 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote:

An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot
like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up

you have a '56 strat?

no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of
those left in the world.

Huh????

http://www.stratcollector.com/newsde...es/000087.html

that's a reproduction - i thought he said he had an original.

Fair enough Tom.

So tell us about your '56 Strat.

Doug Kanter wrote:
I was thinking of taking up boating.

Take it to 'rec.boats.cruising'

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:14:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

mmmm ...mmm me and Shania doing a duet on my sailboat.
That might get me through the tough spots.

That's sorta what I meant.

Shania owns a house several miles south of here, nice waterfront
location but no visible boat.