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It depends on how detailed you want to be. If you want simple than a slow Travis pick will work. If  you normally finger than this video is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwHvx6lV4FA

That is very true, it does not mean though we have to watch him or agree with him. I have given up watching the pros. For me  college football and basketball is what I watch.

Sorry for your little one. We had a cat we loved dearly who lived to be 18. We both said never again and now have one from the local SPCA that that looks just like the one we lost. The personalty is a different it is with children. We got each one at 6 weeks old.

I enjoyed listing to and watching him. As good as he is I was surprised to see he uses a thumb pick.

Thank you. The photo is great.

Sometimes as you describe yourself a larger flatter neck of a classical might  be easier to play.  And if you are  more comfortable playing on your right leg that is okay too. I helped a guy who had a Rotator Cuff Repair change from a steel string to a classical guitar. He soon liked the sound and easier fingering he just plays the same music he always played except on a classical, and he plays on his right leg just like he always has. It is comfortable for him.

Doug I am not saying a classical guitar is right for every one at all. Just a thought .....it might fit your hands better.  From the number of posts you have, you have a world of knowledge and you have  been generous enough to share it. Thank you for the work you as a Moderator.

Doug I am not a fan of interlacing strings like what Taylor Guitar shows. It looks nice however if you want or need to change just one string to undo two or three stings to change one is a problem. If you keep each string separate then you can change one without any problem. I have used the same string on guitars for years and still buy then in a 3 pack and enough for more than a year at a time.  As good as they are once in a blue moon I will have one that just does not sound right, so I change it.

Baldguitardude first thank you for reading the post and hopefully you looked at the photo and enlarged it to see the bridge. To answer your question yes, however first you have to cut off the springy end. Then because of the metal covering there is enough friction so only one wrap will hold it in place. In all  the years I have done it this way I have never had a string to fail, and I have not had any damage to the bridge. I have seen damage on bridges with traditional tying.  I am not saying the traditional way of installing strings is wrong at all.

I have friend who is a college professor and teaches classical guitar. He had surgery and called me to substitute for him while he was on the mind. He had changed strings on his guitar and when he called he asked me to look at it and tell him why it all of sudden it had a buzz. In tying his stings he left too much length on his bass strings and that was the cause. He is a excellent professor and classical player, he just did not take enough time. After one of the final class for the day, I changed his strings and installed them the way I now do it. I also turned his guitar twice a day for 4 days. He returned the following week and called me and asked questions about how they were installed and he now uses the same method.

One more thing you can do when changing strings I should have mentioned is buy some large index cards and place two of them, one on top of the other behind the bridge. They will keep you from any chance of strings scratching the surface of your classical guitar with a string. I usually do not have to trim any strings when I change mine but if you do have to trim behind the bridge, leave the index cards in place and use the cap from a bic stick pen and use it to pick up the end that needs to be cut. Sometimes the using simple things works great and are easy to find.

Sorry I left that out from the previous post.

If you are happy with the  Yamaha FG-411S CE  does it really matter when it was built.  Hope you enjoy it for many years.