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  • Loraine

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    September 29, 2025 at 6:08 pm in reply to: Guitar Setup

    I don’t think it’s talked about as much as it should be having a good setup on a guitar. The price of all them together heads up pretty quickly. So it’s pick and choose which one goes in. But I do think that everyone should have a professional setup.At least once to experience it in the difference from just the store bought guitar.

    I hope you enjoy the Martin. They have a much different bassy sound, and I love them myself.

  • Loraine

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    September 29, 2025 at 5:59 pm in reply to: Hammer on versus Pull off technique

    Hey Ang, that’s a great question. A hammer on is a flick of the tip of your finger down hammering onto the string.So you go straight down onto the string.With a hammer on. A pull off is more of a flick downward and is very subtle..

  • Loraine

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    September 19, 2025 at 11:17 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Updating my post. Here’s the xray showing the shift of the bones on the upper hand and fingers and the 2 wrist bones. You can see 5he space on the left that is void.. That is where those bones belong. The bones being shifted also moved my veins in my hand. They swell and get painful sometimes.

  • Loraine

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    September 10, 2025 at 8:00 pm in reply to: Please can you help me get started

    Hi Lisa,and welcome to the TAC community. Where else to get a good answer from but from the people that have started before you?

    Can’t be overwhelming and confusing when you first start, but you’ll soon fall into your own comfort level with the lessons. I do suggest starting with the 30 days to play. Gives you a great introduction to the program and it shows you that it is possible through breaking things down into small play sessions such as 10 minutes per day at a minimum that you can progress.

    I guess a 10 minutes per day to me means that you give a lesson a minimum of 10 minutes and then mark it as complete. That doesn’t mean that you have to stop practicing. It just means that you gave it the minimum for that day. You can continue to work on a lesson for as long as you like however, I do warn against putting in too much time or trying to shoot for perfection. The whole purpose of TAC is progress don’t let perfection. Stop you from moving forward because perfection often stops a person in their tracks and that is what leads to frustration in people quitting something before they’ve realized the miracle. You can always revisit something by marking it a favorite. You can always revisit something over a weekend if necessary..

    If you’ve never played before, I suggest a 30 days to play then the next six chords, then the getting started and stretching courses and then I might start on the daily challenges or the skills courses. It’s your program so you can develop it however you want to.

    If you do start the daily challenges, there are times when they will be too difficult and you’ll become frustrated, but don’t stop from doing your best at trying it. The lessons come back around for the purpose of you to compare where you were at a set point in time to where you are at that time.

    The forms are a great place to get answers to get support to get lifted up. If you’re feeling down the guitar is not an easy instrument, but I can guarantee if you stick with it, it does become easier.

    Good luck and don’t shy away from asking questions

  • Loraine

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    September 3, 2025 at 8:31 pm in reply to: Blackbird

    As usual, beautiful playing and vocals, Marissa!

  • Loraine

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    September 29, 2025 at 6:03 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Thanks so much Terri. That really means a lot to me.It has been a very, very long year. I can say that for sure. Your doctors always say when wanna do it right? Do what Loraine does, because I always have the worst breaks when I do break something. It’s always sad when the surgeons for my various breaks (yes, body lined in metal and screws) always say it’s one of the worst breaks they’ve seen. Not that I am claiming bragging rights.

  • Loraine

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    September 29, 2025 at 4:10 am in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Bea, thank you so much for the well wishes, and my prayers are to be back playing soon.

    I miss our talks. I’ve been on scones several times, but you weren’t there. I’d love to catch up. Shoot me an email or direct messag3. Hoping all is well.

  • Loraine

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    September 21, 2025 at 11:59 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Appreciate the kind words Phil. I think I was just having a bad day when I posted. Sometimes it’s hard to see the light when my head is under the covers. Lol

  • Loraine

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    September 21, 2025 at 11:57 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Love the message Jeff. Made me laugh, which I need to get back to.

  • Loraine

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    September 21, 2025 at 11:56 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Very sweet Albert. Thank you.

  • Loraine

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    September 21, 2025 at 11:55 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Very cool contraption. I’ve tried other openers that go around the top of the jar, but then the issue is how to hold the damn thing while trying to use it. Pretty comical sometimes. I’ll look into this. Thank you.

  • Loraine

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    September 19, 2025 at 11:22 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    I was given permission to start playing the guitar early because I had made so much progress. It helped me actually heal faster I think. The occupational therapy I don’t think was sufficient they only had me in their office one day a week I did all the exercises and stretches at home though. I’ll be in this temporary cast until October and then they’ll put me back in my wrist support which is easily taken on and off for therapy. I already goofed around with the guitar even today after getting home from the surgery I didn’t push it that’s for sure I was just my fingers are loose so I wanted to see if I could finger anything but I can’t do a lot of the chords. I’m not going to push it I just wanted to go around with it but I am determined so I will be back at guitar I’m just the next surgery the one where they cut out like a 2 inch thing in my bone that bothers me it makes me worry because it’s very invasive very similar to I guess the first surgery that was so invasive.

  • Loraine

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    September 19, 2025 at 11:18 pm in reply to: 3rd surgery on wrist today

    Thanks. I always appreciate your comments

  • Loraine

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    September 8, 2025 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Parr Mule

  • Loraine

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    September 8, 2025 at 6:04 pm in reply to: No Rain, Blind Melon

    ❤ THAT REALLY MADE MY DAY BETH!! TY

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