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I agree with Doug on the wet sanding. If you have lots of orange peel or if it is heavy then you might have to wet sand it. Compound just wont do it. Is it rubbing compound or polishing compound you're using? Rubbing is more aggressive than polishing. If you're looking for a glass like finish you will probly need to clear coat it to be safe. Like on cars, as long as you get the color on fine then you can put lots of clear on and wet sand it to a mirror finish without worrying about going thru the color.

NICE!!!!!!

I could dig a Taylor, not as hyped as Martins or Gibsons.

If you don't mind, how much did the bottom of the barrel set you back?

I second what Pete said. If you have to have a sheet in front of you then that's what you do. Don't get hung up on it. It will take away from you focusing on playing. That said, I think repetition is key. The more you play a song the more you will remember. Typically most songs follow a pattern anyway so you only have to remember half of it. I also think that it is a good thing to know so many songs that you will forget some.

Do what you do.

Frustrating huh Sonny? You'll get it. You have to start slow, very slow.

Check out this vid for help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T4_9Bj6sYE

Bob, I tell my students not to look, but if you have to then lean over the guitar instead of tilting the guitar back to see the fret board. that way the guitar will already be in the correct position when you don't need to look anymore.

I agree with Zurf. Stretching should help. To add to Pix's idea, try to eliminate most of the space between the high e side of the neck and your palm. This gives you more reach to the top side of the neck.

This is one of the reasons I had to give up on my last student. She has a minor disability (not sure what it is) and I ran out of ways to help her. She has short fingers also. That made it really difficult. After five months I just couldn't tell her the same thing over and over anymore.

Welcome to Chordie Kate!!!!!!!

If you have any particular songs in mind you can look them up via the Artists or Songs page.

Good luck!!

Cool is not the first adjective that comes to my mind when talking about the trombone. Hee Hee. Really tho, as long as she takes a liking to an instrument it's all good.

Might want to lock that office door from now on. She sounds like my son. If it ain't bolted down it will be misplaced.

From my experience with red paint you need a pink or grey primer for the red to show it's true color. Over white or black it will not come out as you expect.

To me it looked like the bird was a juvenile or injured. It seemed to more or less fall onto him and at the end it fell off his guitar. Still out of the ordinary tho.

If you're worried about dust you might try a chemical stripper. Citristrip works pretty good and it smells like oranges. You can find it at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It's a bright orange paste.

You can sand it like you are doing and it will be fine. Just be careful when you get down to the wood. 60 grit will put some deep scratches in it.