[Loraine]

@outdoorgator , I just sent you an email. In the future, you can just have people send you messages through your profile. That way you wouldn’t have to give your personal email out.

You’ll have a great backstory to the guitar at the very least.

I’d go back and tell the lady at the flea market that she’d be lucky to get $20. If the guitar were that age and worth more, then why did she have it buried under other items? Also her way of storing the item depreciated the value, because it led to cosmetic damage, possibly the structural damage, which could have been worse since it wasn’t a temperature and humidity controlled atmosphere.

I have a 1973 Guild F30 that was purchased for $100 at a garage sale back in the late 70’s. Turns out it is pretty valuable. Couple thousand. I was using it when I first began playing and with TAC, but then I figured I should probably keep it in its hard case most of the time so as not to damage it. I pull it out every couple of months just to check it, clean it, play it a little. It has a beautiful aged look to the wood.

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Sounds very exciting James H. Thanks for the updates too.

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[Loraine]

@Fletch @JulieI @stevep @brandman618 There was no way to blow it with Brandon on board. It sounded very well mixed, and as usual great lyrics, instrumentals and vocals.

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Start out very nervous on open mics, but eventually they become your friends and it doesn’t matter how you play – much mire relaxed. They’ve helped me grow.

Thank you so much for the words of encouragement.

[Loraine]

@ellenbelshin23gmail-com Im a latecomer to this post. Welcome to TAC.

You asked a great question, and you’ve done nothing wrong. It takes a while to understand the minimum of 10 minutes. As others have stated, put in 10 minutes doing your best, and then mark a lesson complete. Does that mean you can’t keep working on it longer than 10 minutes – No. you can work on it as long as you want, but my suggestion is to not spend that much more time on it. Mark complete and move on. Practicing long periods of time is ineffective and actually causes your playing to deteriorate.

Trust the process of practicing in small chunks. You will progress and get better, and the lessons you previously had difficulty with will be easier and easier each time they cycle back around. To me that’s the coolest tool of Tony’s program – actually remembering the struggles ai had in doing certain lessons, but I remember those struggles when they recycle, and I can actually see how much more I understand and am able to understand amd play the dailies.

Good luck, and remember, it’s supposed to be fun!

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Thank you for the very kind words @stevieblues ! I am having fun, and I have seen such an improvement the last few months. Here’s to the next 1000!

[Loraine]

Really appreciate you saying there’s been improvemment and it’s noticeable. There were several times I questioned my ability to play. It was weird though. Almost overnight things just clicked in my brain and made sense, and I was able to transition between chords faster, keep an in time rhythm, and my vocals are finally loosening up and allowing me to sing (somewhat more in tune), and strumming a multitude of different strum patterns. Hoping to do some fingerpicking in the next 6 months.

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It does fly @ buggiest. Thank you so much!

[Loraine]

Why thank you @guitarjunkiesteve !

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Thanks @John_Hall That’s good to know there are so many others sticking with Tony.

[Loraine]

I truly appreciate your kind words @Mychael !

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I really appreciate your support and encouragement @terry-w-m-36

[Loraine]

Thank you @Philb . You’ve always been so kind.

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Really appreciate that @albert_d

[Loraine]

I agree with @JoeT , try Guitar Center, or one of the larger stores like I mentioned. They should have a much larger inventory, including some left handed. Unfortunately left handed is more difficult to find in stores.

Everyone’s preferences differ. Guitars come in all shapes and sizes. Try to find one that meets your goals. Is it comfortable, can you circumvent the neck well, can you strum or fingerpick comfortably, does it sound good (some like the brighter playability of say a Taylor versus a more bass sound of a Martin, or a booming voice of a Yamaha. Each instrument and size speaks and plays differently. You’ll want a set up that is easy to play. Which one speaks to your sole.

As for specific guitars, I can only talk from my personal experience and what works for me and a few I own. I can’t speak for other guitars, but maybe others will chime in.

Of the smaller guitars – Parlor or 3/4 size My favorites are the GS Mini Koa, the PRS S20, and I have a 1973 Guild F30 that’s 3/4 size.

Midsize Martiin 000, Orangewood Morgan, a cheaper Takamine (mod l? picked up at auction)

Larger Orangewood Echo 12 string, a cheaper Yamaha (model? Picked up at auction)

I’d have to physically get up and look for models of Yamaha and Takamine, but they’re in the lower end of cost, but they have great playability. One is always kept in alternate tuning, and the other is by my desk or floating around downstairs. I’m a fan of Orangewood (Orangewood.com not sold in stores) They’re very reasonably priced and have great playability and sound good, in my opinion.

Watch some of Tony’s Acoustic TuesdayS where he reviews guitars in different price ranges and sizes.

Good luck