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Puzzle
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I have a puzzle at the moment. I've been playing a few months and my first guitar was a Yamaha F310. I was making satisfactory progress and despite having large hands could play most of the open…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ronald Harris May 30.
Getting a new(ish) guitar
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I'm just a beginner but I'm satisfied with my progress and my enthusiasm remains high despite being aware of the long hard road ahead.I have gravitated to Finger Style Blues from starting with an…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ronald Harris Apr 18.
Finger spread
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As a beginner I expected to have many problems to overcome but I'm having one I never anticipated. I'm 6'2" and have very large hands, I take XL in glove size, XXL fits better when I can get…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ronald Harris Nov 20, 2012.
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Ronald Harris replied to Ronald Harris's discussion Puzzle"Hi. Sorry, Twangy is a very scientific word that one is advised of when you buy a vernier gauge lol.
I suppose I meant more vibrato/resonance/sustain type of thing. Of course, I had just switched from a laminated wood guitar to a solid wood guitar…"
Jan Vigne replied to Ronald Harris's discussion Puzzle"More "twangy"?
Does that mean they are a different material? You can check on the manufacturer's website for the strings supplied with each guitar. "
Ronald Harris replied to Ronald Harris's discussion Puzzle"Thank you both very much for your help.
The action at the first fret is lower on the Tanglewood. I can just slide a 0.45mm feeler gauge between fret and string without deflecting the string on the Tanglewood whereas a 0.65mm feeler goes under on the…"
Jan Vigne replied to Ronald Harris's discussion Puzzle"First, kudos to anyone willing to admit they own a venier gauge. Second, waaaaaay large kudos to anyone who can find their venier gauge at will. You must have the outline of all your tools drawn on your shop's pegboard. The…"
FloridaGull replied to Ronald Harris's discussion Puzzle"Do the fretboards on these 2 guitars have the same radius? Also, do the neck shapes/profiles differ significantly? Both of these can have impact on the fretting of chords..."
Ronald Harris posted a discussionPuzzle
I have a puzzle at the moment. I've been playing a few months and my first guitar was a Yamaha F310. I was making satisfactory progress and despite having large hands could play most of the open chords cleanly. Because I wanted to play fingerstyle I bought another guitar, a Tanglewood Nashville IV, to get more space between strings at the sound hole for right hand fingering.Here's my problem, both guitars are the same width at the nut as is the string spacing at the nut end (not approximately…See More
Ronald Harris replied to David Kellems's discussion Why are luthier built guitars lighter?"I'm only a beginner as far as guitars go but I can hazard a guess as to why a hand built guitar can be lighter than a machine built one. With a hand built one, using single pieces of hand selected wood all properties are known. With…"
Ronald Harris replied to Roger Keebaugh's discussion Essential Tremor"I am not a doctor but in the absence of anyone else answering and because I've actually had it in both arms, here's my opinion. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome seems the most likely problem, the ulnar nerve being squeezed as it passes through the…"
Ronald Harris replied to Jim Choe's discussion In the case or on a stand?"I'm glad it's not such a bad picture as I painted and it all looks to be an improving situation. Good luck."
Ronald Harris replied to Jim Choe's discussion In the case or on a stand?"Hi Andy. You may have a problem here. When a room that has been warm in the day is allowed to cool down to say 2 degrees at night the relative humidity will rocket up to 100% and moisture that the air can longer hold at this low…"
Ronald Harris replied to Andy Gallacher's discussion Newbie looking for advice"I was a little disappointed to realize that my new Tanglewood Nashville IV had the same nut width as my Yamaha C310 as I was expecting more space between strings. However I needn't have worried as the spacing in the finger picking area was…"
Ronald Harris replied to David Gossett's discussion Bridge Pin Puller"Another method is to use an unwanted table fork. Spread the centre two tines out a bit so that it slides in under the bulbous part of the pin. Then with plenty of protection between fork and guitar top you have a perfect levering tool."
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- Amateur or recreational musician
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- Less than 1 year
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Yamaha F310
Tanglewood Nashville IV
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