You may want to talk to AZRedHot. The lady has a lot of insight and talent with a guitar.

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Neige, if you learn Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin you'll have my heart forever.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

She already has your heart in her tiddlywink collection.

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Aw shucks, PF.

What did you get, Neige?

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It is definately Friday and my work day is over...thanx be!! Ended up being an 11 1/2 hour day *L*

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I've got so much to do and it seems there's never enough time to get it done.

It's a Beltone acoustic. That's all I know.

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Si à travers nos veines coule encore le sang...
Si dans les jeux d'enfants on entend encore l'accent...
Si nous sentons encore l'espoir de nos grands-parents...
Si dans les voiles du large souffle encore le vent...
Y'a jamais eu de Grand Dérangement.

I concur.

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Put me on wheels and I'll turn tricks.

Clever? Nah, I ran out of that years ago. But if you find this, let me know, k?
"The road goes ever on..." ~ Tolkien

In memory of my friend skip...
Go then, there are other worlds than these

Then she must have tougher fingertips than I!

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Si à travers nos veines coule encore le sang...
Si dans les jeux d'enfants on entend encore l'accent...
Si nous sentons encore l'espoir de nos grands-parents...
Si dans les voiles du large souffle encore le vent...
Y'a jamais eu de Grand Dérangement.

Ayuh, I guarantee it. The good news is, when you've played enough your fingertips will toughen up. At first, though... well... no pain no gain applies.

What kind of music are you wanting to play?

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Put me on wheels and I'll turn tricks.

Clever? Nah, I ran out of that years ago. But if you find this, let me know, k?
"The road goes ever on..." ~ Tolkien

In memory of my friend skip...
Go then, there are other worlds than these

I want to play the accordion. The guitar was cheaper though! (Seriously, I just paid $50 for it. I figured I'll try it out and if I don't like it, I'll be able to get that back for it.)

I want to play Pink Floyd. I want to play stuff I can sing along to.

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Si à travers nos veines coule encore le sang...
Si dans les jeux d'enfants on entend encore l'accent...
Si nous sentons encore l'espoir de nos grands-parents...
Si dans les voiles du large souffle encore le vent...
Y'a jamais eu de Grand Dérangement.

If you're up for it, you can give yourself a little protection of the fake callus variety by dabbing superglue on your fingertips and letting it dry. DON'T TOUCH THEM TOGETHER!! It doesn't last long, but it can give you a little extra something as you learn and until you build your own calluses; you'll be so very proud when you do.

I had a hard time, too, and OTP suggested that I switch to nylon strings while I was learning; it helped a lot, but once you change your guitar to nylon (if it's not a classical already), you have to change the nut, too, so it's not a change to be made lightly.

I'm of the "start cheap and upgrade later" school myself (though I can see the argument that a great sounding guitar might be more motivational); my first was a $99 Walmart special. I didn't want to feel guilty if it sat in a corner, and it did for like 2 years. But she was and remains a decent sounding guitar for the price. And then I went to guitar camp and saw all these beautiful instruments, and it was all over for me. Be careful; guitars are like tattoos...almost no one gets just one. Guitar Acquisition Syndrome is a real disease! Good luck learning; you'll love it, even when you're cussing.

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Too true! A friend of mine has G.A.S. and the $$$ add up.


Sounds good though ...

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I'm heading in to work in a few and then going to my kid's dojo picnic. Apparently he gave everyone a beat down last night and I missed it so I'm looking forward to the blow by blow.

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Applies to harp, as well. And of course, the finger thing as well.

Though my shoulder won't allow me to play mine lately. Grrr.

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