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Frustrated and can’t get past the first bar of “Afraid of changes” challenge.
Venting…
I’ve spent an hour on the first bar of the challenge today. The pull off continues to buzz as it hits my finger on the A string. Curled fingers more. No joy. Angled fingers. Still buzzing. Took a break and walked the neighborhood. No change. “Go slow and make the notes ring clear” they say. It is hard to say anything positive at the moment.
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When doing the pull-up try moving up your middle finger slighly toward the A string. If you pull toward the G string the ring finder on the A string have a tendancy to move in the same direction (toward the G string).
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Cool if you just need to vent @KnottyJim , I have been there and done exactly that here. I do have an exercise that may or may not be helpful. I could barely do it at first and that was its own “challenge”. lemme know, ….a good venting can be its own reward.
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Thank you @ben64 and @jumpinjeff
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Update. It is still very hard but… I’ve been looking at the action on my guitar. Its a GSmini Koa-e I bought new from Sweetwater in ’22. I measured 0.120″ on the low E and 0.090″ on the high E. The closest authorized Taylor tech is in Pensacola, just over 100 miles from my home in Panama City, FL. I took it there in case new shims were required for the neck, they could do it under warranty from Taylor. Dropped it off on Saturday. While I have been complaining I have been very good at consistently practicing every day. Being over 30 day without a missed day I didn’t want to loose any momentum so I asked if they rented guitars. When they said yes, I asked if they had any Taylors and to my surprise they had one Academy 10e.
So… having already been looking at other guitars I agreed to rent their Taylor for two weeks. I knew the Academy series guitars had a great reputation as being very popular for newer players and that they typically use light strings. The GSmini uses medium strings. When I got home I was surprised to learn that I could now successfully perform the pull-off that was driving me crazy. It isn’t perfect but it works. So I don’t know whether it is the lighter strings or a better set up guitar but I’m not as discouraged as I was at the end of last week.
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