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Amy, I will bring this here instead of YouTube. Why would you want to produce a mirror image of your performance and appear to be left handed? I know that there must be a reason for it but I can't think of one and I am very curious, must come from living with three cats 
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Roger
Great Amy, I have commented on YouTube.
Roger
Pix, thanks for the info on the adhesives, I will bear that in mind.
Badeye, a biscuit certainly would make the alignment of the joint easier but there is insufficient width of material for me to cut the slot.
Dino, it was very painful indeed. Mind you a few beers on Monday night helped somewhat .
Bob, welcome to Chordie. I am a stubborn old Taurean who has worked with timber most of my life and determined to do my own repair but thank you very much for the offer. Incidently at the age of 18 I made an acoustic guitar as a project for a woodworking exam which I played at many gigs in my youth.
Roger
Hi Danny 1313 and welcome to Chordie,
One of the first songs I teach my students is "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and then they can play the it I get them to play the C scale in place of the C chords in the chorus: 2 beats of G, two beats of D and then the C scale at 2 notes per beat. It makes learning the scale more interesting.
Roger
Jcellini, sadly playing power chord on a half strung 12er does not really do alot for me, I am greedy I want them all .
Doug I am planning to start the repair next Monday at the music store. I am there on my own and as some of my students are on holiday I will have some quiet times to repair her. Relating to your mention of the stringing method and stresses on the headstock, I am considering a slight modification. I had noticed when I stripped her previously that the metal pins that the strings wind on to are 6.0 mm diameter going into a 7.5 mm hole in the centre of the headstock and also the pins hardly enter the holes therefore the centre of the headstock is taking none of the strain at all. I am looking for some brass (or similar) tubing 7.5 mm O.D. with a 6.0 mm I.D. to insert in the centre holes to relieve some of the stress on weaker outer sides of the headstock. I might end up having to contact a friend in the UK who is a toolmaker and has the lathes and the skill to make them for me. The holes are only 5.0 mm deep so I will want them at 7.5 mm to hold the pins. Making them will be a rather fiddly job but I feel that it will be safer to wait until I can carry out this modification before I restring her, particularly after this mishap.
Roger
Thanks,
How did it happen? An ex-student had been in the shop and seen her so I let him play with her and instead of putting her back in the stand he leaned her against a table and got talking about other things. After he had gone I was moving stuff around and knocked her over, face first. Had she landed on the carpet she would have been fine but a chair with metal legs (you know the ones with 5 horizontal wheeled legs) was in the way and you have seen the result.
As for the repair, unfortunately I have never seen Titebond adhesive either in the UK or here in Portugal (the standing joke here is that Portuguese workmen use silicone sealer to fix everything and it is surprising the uses they find for it). I do have some Ronseal PVA adhesive that is advertised as being 'stronger than the wood itself' and I have had excellent result with it. I am a bit concerned about the alignment of a dowel but I am hoping that I can drill a small pilot hole from behind the machine heads so it will be hidden.
I guess she will the have to be then tuned to D instead of E to keep the stresses down.
Roger
My newly aquired 12er had an accident today due to my own stupid clumsiness. As you can imagine the air was blue for some considerable time but I have calmed down now and have to think about a repair.
Has anyone successfully completed a similar repair? Any advise would be helpful.
Roger
Welcome Rotoiti and Watchman to Chordie,
Rotoiti, when you join Chordie you are born again so you start of as a Junior Member and after you have made 25 posts you become a Member. Senior Member starts after 100 and Honoured for those who have contributed 1000 posts.
Watchman, it is nice to see that you still have ambition and a goal in life, get recording and put it up on YouTube and who knows you might be the next Justin Bieber .
Please enjoy the Forum, ask and answer questions. There is a great bunch of people here of all ages whose aim is to help others improve their playing ability (and their own).
Roger
Hi Dm,
You don't half pick the hard ones, don't you. A combination of software and me comes up with this repetitive combination which sounds about OK to me (better not tell you I should use a hearing aid though 
). Try this:
2 beats Asus (x02230)
2 beats Am9 (xx5557)
4 beats A (x02220
Hope it helps,
Roger
Hi tandm3,
You are right in what you are saying but the way you put it could be misleading to some.
Note: If you're changing string gages, heavier, lighter, whatever, use the truss rod to adjust for the differences in string tension.
The truss rod is only ever used to straighten the neck and for no other reason. Changing the string gauge can induce a bend in the neck which would need truss rod adjustment, but if there is no bend leave it well alone. I have seen several guitars that have been ruined with a snapped truss rod through someone using it as an action adjuster.
Roger
HI Cheesie and welcome to Chordie,
I hope the 'nevermind' means you found how to add songs but in case not scroll down the right hand side of the song and you will see the 'Add' button. If you have any more problems please come and ask.
Roger
When you consider your voice to be a musical instrument it stands to reason that the more you practice with it, the better it gets. Keep singing guys and gals.
Roger
Hello Caromshot and, as this is the first time I have spoken to you, welcome to Chordie.
There is nothing wrong in having high goals as long as you realise that they usually time time to achieve. Something to aim for is good and the only way to improve so I reckon you have got this right.
Good luck to you and I hope you let us know when you are able to play the song you want to with your father (and what the song is to).
Roger
Great one Helena.
The title reminded me of this one and the video has some classic cameo parts for such as Mr Ed and Lassie but will be too young to remember them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmWRjjpBlWw
The Shirelles: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
Roger
Hellos Songster and welcome to Chordie,
The version on Chordie is in G# but with all chordie songs you can use the transpose button on the right to make the chords easier or to suit your voice. Can't help with tabs though.
Roger
You know Benson i think i was made for a life of sunshine
As you are everyone´s little ray of sunshine a new version of a golden oldie for you Helena: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNGChlTj … p;index=23
Roger
The biggest problem with this is that so many Members do not complete their details in their profile. I always look at profiles for proper names before replying as I prefer to use them sooner than usernames and all to often come up blank. So to get age and gender as well would be very hit or miss so personally do not think it would work.
Roger
Now chaps, don't knock it. We are all different and people's taste in music differ, as 5 of my younger students have asked for this song it cannot be too bad even if it is not to my taste.
At the end of the day Justin Bieber has earned far more in his short life with music that this old codger so he must be doing something right.
Also Hollie is a new Member, this is her first posting, and we should be encouraging her to both play her guitar and participate in the forum. Knocking her choice of music is not the way to do so.
Roger
Hello Hollie and welcome to Chordie,
This song is very easy. 8 beats of C, Am, F, G from start to finish at 132 bpm. I have just had to find this one for a couple of my students so I have also e-mailed you the lyrics and chords
Roger
Oh" good idea bensonp,
I'll be right in the mid range at 19 ,whooohoooo
I will pass no comment about a ladies age. The last time I did I ended up writing a song to get out of trouble .
Roger
Hi Kelv,
Did you check the FAQ in Resources? This in particular:
I have transcribed a song that I would like to add to Chordie. How do I do that?
Chordie does not host any songs. It finds and formats songs located elsewhere on the Internet. There is no point in mailing me songs. You can include songs in the index (and automatically take advantage of features like formatting, transposing, instrument selection, songbook etc. However, the songs will have to be available online. Send the link to me, and I might it the next time I reindex Chordie.
So if you get your tabs on a hosting site you can ask Per (the webmaster) to add them on the next reindex.
Roger
PS I disagree that Chordie is one of the best sites out there.
It IS the best .
Hi Kelvin, and welcome to Chordie,
If you read my 'Sticky' just above your post you will see that cannot directly post songs on Chordie and why.
Roger
Helena that was brill! I had forgotten about Dragnet but it is a programme I used to enjoy and that skit on it is so funny.
Thank you,
Roger
Sorry to hear about your nightmare. Sometimes they are triggered by certain things you eat last thing; a friend of mine could not eat cheese in the evening without having awful ones. I hope you are soon mended and feeling your young self.
It seems to be the season for Chordie Moderators to injure them selves as I have my right hand index finger bandaged (and throbbing) after trapping it in the car door last thursday night. Mind you it makes a good metronome if I play in time to it . In fact I have just come from the hospital as they have had to cut a hole in the nail to relieve the pressure from the blood behind it. Moderators take care!!
Roger
This is known as the 'action' of the guitar - in your case, it has a high action. There's normally a truss rod that runs down the neck, which can be turned via an allen key to lower the action. you can normally access it at the top of the neck, by the head of the guitar
The truss rod is not used to lower the action. It is used to straighted a warped neck (OK straightening the neck will have a effect on the action if the neck is warped).
The action is adjusted at the bridge and the nut.
Roger
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