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Thanks Tops! And a Happy New Year to you and yours as well!!

The tuners are no big deal... I got them a while back with the intention of passing them on to someone but they had already got some. So they're just sitting around and might as well go to someone who needs them. -Pix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgv8PkO … annel_page Just for smiles:) This is actually a very easy tune to play and it's so much fun as well!

Hey Linusguitar,
        Topdown has offered some great links and I second Stew Mac as a parts source! This is a fairly simple swap and you shouldn't have any trouble as long as you get direct replacements. Be sure when shopping that you look at the screw placement on the back of the headstock and you'll need to be sure of the hole size that you have now for the tuning pegs. Also the top washer can vary from diffrent manufactures leaving behind some ugly scars if they're not the same size as the ones you remove. So save all your old parts because if they are slightly smaller you may be able to use the old washers.
    I actually have a set of brand new Gotoh sg30 chrome tuners that are still in the box. http://www.greatguitars.com.au/GotohSG30_33.jpg These have the screw located in the lower center of the tuner. They are a very popular replacement for most guitars... If by chance they will work as a replacement on yours, drop me an email and I'll ship them to you free of charge!!  -Pix

First off welcome to the Forum! All things considered (price range, value, tone, ease of play) my recommendation would be to look for a used Simon & Patrick Pro model. There are lots of others that come to mind but the S&P would have to be at the top of the list (IMO)  It's all solid wood construction. They can often be found on ebay in the $300-350 price range, used of course. They are a very high quality built with top shelf tone woods in a small shop in Canada. They sell now for $1300 new and are a treamendous value even at that price. The tone of these are superb! I have a '95 S&P Pro Rosewood that has topped many of the higher end/priced guitars that I have owned. Of course tone is subjective but I doupt you'd find anyone that has played one and didn't agree. They are slightly shorter scale, therefore they maintain less string tension allowing easier fretting. So my advice is to shop for a good used older Simon & Patrick Pro model for around $350 and use the other $150 getting a K&K pickup installed. A perfect set up that will rival those costing many times more. Again this is just my opinion... -Pix

Mason is one of my favorite artist to cover. I'm working on a cover of "Keepin' It Real" now that I plan to upload on youtube tonight. As soon as I finish the other artist pages I'm currently editing, I plan to start on the Mason Jennings page. Be patient and I'll have his page up to date in the next week or two. -Pix

Nice list Toney! I play Bartender and All Summer Long, both are great songs! I was surpriced to see Tupac in you repitoir Most of the others I haven't heard but will check out. -Chris

Hey Turret,
    Removing all the strings at once is perfectly fine. I've always done it and never had a problem. I wouldn't leave it unstrung for a prolonged period of time but for an hour or two it's fine. -Pix

How old are the strings? Older strings ,especially nylons, are prone to this if your set up with fairly low action...That's what I would look at first as it's the easiest to fix. If it still buzzes check the neck relief as tubatooter has adviced. The neck should have a very slight up bow to it. If it's too straight or back bowed it will cause buzzing. Being a $50 guitar and a classical to boot I doupt it has a truss rod but the neck relief can be altered by changing string weights.  If it's too straight or back bowed try moving up to a heavier gauge string to add a little relief and that will probably solve the problem. If not you need to determine were it's buzzing. Fret the string in the middle of the buzzing area and put a piece of paper between the sting and frets behind the fretted string ,toward the nut, and see if the buzzing stops. If it does, chances are the nut slot was cut to deep and a nut replacement should solve it. If it still buzzes than see if you can determine on which fret it's hitting. You may have one that has started to come up or was not finished properly. In which case you will need them leveled and dressed. Also check that you have enough height at the saddle. idealy the saddle should extend atleast 1/8 of an inch above the bridge. If the saddle is too low you don't get enough down pressure on it and the string will buzz on it. Therefore you need to replace the saddle. That should cover almost any sinerio you incounter... Sorry that got kinda long   -Pix

I use lemon oil and 0000 steel wool wiping with the grain. If lemon oil isn't available, olive oil works well. Just be sure to buff it well with a dry rag after cleaning to remove any excess oil. -Pix

So what did you learn?? Maybe I can try to pick up a few of them Peace!

Monster Mash & Purple People Eater are popular with the trick or treaters here on halloween. We'll see about some pics -Pix

Werewolves of London is a great song! One of my favorites to play anytime of the year!