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Loved the bass player. Good video.

The first thing I have to do with new students is teach them  how to read music and timing. When I evaluate someone who say they want to learn is it can take three months before they hold a guitar. I worked a long time for a corporation as a VP and solving corporate problems,  and because of that I was able to "retire" early so I could spend my time playing and teaching. I have played classical guitar for 40 years and now practice more  hours than ever before.

I admit I am envious of those who can finger pick a steel string guitar and can change back and forth. Also I have never held or played a steel string guitar.

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Thank you.

Great song and strong words. I can hear it now being played on radio. You have a real gift.

1. Don McLean - Vincent (Starry Starry Night)   
2. Classical Gas
3. Moonlight Sonata
4. Malaguena

Thank you for this. Playing classical guitar I play with calluses on my right hand and do not play with nails. Also I use the right side of my thumb, so maybe a thumb pick for steel string is a better idea. Even the great Chet Atkins used a thumb pick and I often wondered why.

No not really and until recently I did not own a Yamaha. The reason I found out about the  TransAcoustic Guitars is I went to Yamaha to look up their classical guitar case product number and once I had it I look at new products and it sounded like a really interesting idea. In reality I have never played a steel string guitar and I have never held a guitar pick.

Every other classical guitar I own were all hand made and  included 7 guitars from 3 difference luthiers. I freely admit I am very impressed with the  Yamaha CG192 in both Cedar and Spruce and recently I played them in two different events.

Grah1  Thank  you. I should have included it takes two AA batteries and they think they should last 10 hours or so of playing time. The guitar can be played as a normal acoustic when the affects are not activated.

I prefer a mahogany neck and while they feel natural they still have a light sealer on them so cleaning when needed is very easy with a soft cloth and a little bit of polish. Also I have a habit of washing my hands a few minutes before I play so skin oils are not a problem on the neck or on strings.

Thank you dino48 and mekidsmom, and I had more fun and enjoyment than playing at anywhere else I have played.

When I was introduce she told them I had agreed to play the same morning.  All the chairs were full and I could talk with them about each song I was to play next and could talk in a normal voice. The guitars I used played very nicely and not one of those there asked about them at all, except one  who owned the local music store and recognized the guitars. We talked privately afterwards and I explained why used them tonight. Also the event was organized for the proceeds to go to a specific charity and I returned the check they had written to me.

I plan to continue to use them in in reality they sound the same  as my hand made guitars. Enough so that I am thinking of selling my  hand made classical guitars to the upper end guitar store who offered me more for my collection than I paid over the years. If I sell them I will order two more of the Yamaha CG192's and stop there.

For Strummerboy Bill

Tom Dooley chords
The Kingston Trio (North Carolina folk song, first recording by Grayson / Whitter)

Throughout history there've been many songs written about the eternal triangle.
This next one tells the story of a Ms. Grayson, a beautiful woman, and a condemned man
named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley, must hang

E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                        F#m
hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die

  E
I met her on the mountain,
                 F#m
there I took her life

Met her on the mountain,
                    E
stabbed her with my knife

E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                        F#m
hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die

E
This time tomorrow,
                  F#m
reckon where I'll be
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/kingston-trio/276578.html ]
Hadn't a-been for Grayson,
                    E
I'd a-been in Tennessee

E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                        F#m
hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die

E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                        F#m
hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die

E
This time tomorrow,
                  F#m
reckon where I'll be

Down in some lonesome valley,
                         E
hangin' from a white oak tree

E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                        F#m
hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die

E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                        F#m
hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die

F#m                       E
Poor boy, you're bound to die
F#m                       E
Poor boy, you're bound to die
F#m                       E
Poor boy, you're bound to die...