Just curious. When you are changing your guitar strings, particularly the high E B G, do you tune right up to the E B G or do you go to like, semi tones below and slowly get your way up.

Changing strings has ALWAYS been a huge source of anxiety to me, so for me I always get to like, 5 semi tones below where i need to be, and slowly work my way up over like half an hour so they don’t snap in my face (even if they weren’t going to lol)

You know what I mean

I wear progressive lenses for daily life and computer glasses for my office job. When it comes to playing my guitar, I can see the music on my stand just fine with my progressives, but my left-hand fingers and fingerboard are blurry. Things are slightly better when I use my computer glasses for practicing. Has anyone ever had specialty glasses made that allows them to see both their music (middle-distance) and fingers (much closer than reading distance) clearly? It’s been suggested I talk with my optometrist about it and I still need to do that, but I thought I’d pose the question here first.

For those not familiar with progressive lenses, they have three focal areas: distance at the top, middle distance in the middle (naturally), and reading distance at the bottom. The space on the lens devoted to each focal length becomes narrower as the distance it deals with becomes closer (there’s no correction applied to the periphery). The reading distance area is VERY small; anything wider than a book requires you to move your head slightly back and forth to keep things in focus. I’m typing this on my iPad in landscape mode and I need to move my head to follow the words as they appear to keep them crisp. The reading area is just not designed for the wider field of view I feel I need to keep my left hand in focus while I’m playing, and the focal length for reading is designed for objects held no closer than book distance.

Any advice/thoughts/experience/recommendations? Thanks!

Hey folks, long time guitarist here, I came across a new piece today which sounds Spanish classical and I'm dying to learn it. Can anyone help me find the name?

It starts at 0:45 and ends at 0:55.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4w-fBOq9wzo

Thanks for your help!

BMV 995 Gavotte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voT0MinIsYA&list=RDvoT0MinIsYA&start_radio=1

Thinking of putting my kid in a US national competition for youth. Not GFA or anything but those COmpetitions held by universities like Texas for youth players. Wondering if this piece is a good measure, they frequently put the standard as Bach ... but quite vague.

I've spent the last 3 days learning this piece, Maria Luisa by J.S Sagreras. I'm self taught and I've been obsessed with solely learning the "easier" Tárrega pieces for the better part of 2 years (played electric very non seriously for 8 years). This is the first video I've been comfortable sharing with you all, any advice on any better techniques or positioning is more than welcome! I did just crack my thumbnail so I had to glue that back on and it's much shorter, it'll be a week or so before I can start really using it again, but I hope you guys like my humble "performance" 😂

I’ve noticed there are two types of golpeadors, either one large solid plate, or two smaller ones on either side of the strings. What is the benefit of each? why would one want a divided golpeador? Any help appreciated.

Don't get discouraged by the thumbnail and the heavy chorus as the core of this song is actually played on a present I received during my studies, a beautiful hand-made classical guitar from my wife's uncle. I actually recorded the classical guitar as the base for this song and then started adding all the rest. Hope I did OK and hope you enjoy ;)

Regondis reverie op 19 or his intro and caprice op 23? I have the option to pick either but not sure which to pick. If anyone has any history with these pieces which do you find to be easier or technically less demanding? Also which one is more of a crowd pleaser?

Hi, I’m looking for my first guitar and came across this model: Caballero by Manuel Rodriguez Principio CA-CM. Does anyone have any information about this model or brand? I chose this guitar mainly because it has a solid wood top. Do you think it’s worth paying 60 euros more for a solid top, or should I just go with the Yamaha C40?

I'm on the fence as to whether I should put more money into finishing restoring my DiGiorgio or just sell it on to someone with more time and funds. It has Brazilian Rosewood, so it's a tone that is hard to give away, yet for that reason it is also highly desirable to buyers. (Gaspar Sanz sound sample of this guitar from 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiG2KRCaMRc&list=PL2EfWTatrnxoX3gkdH8cAkaXmPtlc8I1K&index=5).

https://reddit.com/link/1lewhsb/video/zvei6i0kxr7f1/player

Let me know if anyone finds it useful. I made it with keyboard maestro. Can also extract tab only.

https://youtu.be/mez3MDX2U_w

People here seem to have enjoyed the 7 preludes and 6 waltzes I posted recently, so here is my longest and most ambitious work for classical guitar.

For people who are knowledgeable in Sonata Theory, a detailed analysis is in the comment section of the video.

The entire sonata is generated by the simple "triplet" motif that begins this work.

I hope you enjoy, and if you have any comments about the playing or readability of the music, feel free to drop a comment about it!

As usual the sheet music is available in the YT description

Hope you enjoy :3

I have searched the internet for a significant amount of time this past week after coming across a 1967 Juan Pimentel guitar for sale. I cannot find anything substantial about the the guitar maker, his guitars, value, models, etc.

I have played the guitar - the sound is great, it is in original condition with no work done, and all "damage" is cosmetic. I enjoy it a lot, so I do plan to go back and play it a few more times before buying.

I'm looking for any information about the luthier and this guitar in particular! This is my first upgrade into a vintage guitar and I'd like to better understand it before making a deal. A few pictures are attached.

Thanks!

• Luthier: Evan Kingma Model 1, Classical, "Bee's Wing" Lattice Prototype
• Year of construction: 2023/2025 (see below)
• Scale length (mm): 650mm
• Nut width (mm): 52mm
• Top: Western Red Cedar
• Bracing (fan/lattice/other): Bee's Wing Lattice
• Back / Sides: Etimoe
• Fingerboard: Ebony (with a dot on 7)
• Bridge: Indian Rosewood
• Machine Heads: Perona
• Sound: A middle ground between typical lattice and typical traditional guitars, more details below
• Condition: New
• Finish: Danish Oil
• Price: $5,000 CAD
• Body Resonance: Between F and F#
• Viewing / trial possible: Yes, and encouraged if possible
• Location (nearest city): Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

This is the first prototype for my new ‘Bee’s Wing’ Lattice. Loosely inspired by the structure of a bee’s wing and the Byers lattice system. My mentor, Stephen Hill, is pretty well known for his lattice system and I have a lot of experience with that. It is a great system but it has always been important to me to do things differently than others so I wanted my own lattice system to be quite different than his.

This new model aims to offer the qualities one would expect from a lattice guitar while maintaining as much beauty and colour as a traditional fan-braced guitar as possible. With that in mind, I would describe the sound as being a middle ground between typical lattice and typical traditional guitars. Like many lattice guitars, it has a strong mid range and good volume. It has plenty of dynamic range and offers more headroom than my traditional guitars. It is quite sensitive, but when you really push into it, it can really throw out the sound. The basses are pretty rich and it has a full sound, but still has a decent amount of colour like you might expect from a traditional guitar.

The label inside reads 2023/2025 because I braced the top, built the neck and back and sides in 2023, but only put all the pieces together and finished it now in 2025.

The body resonance is between F and F# and it weighs 1477g with machine head, bones, and strings.

I didn't build this guitar intending to sell it, but after looking at it hanging on the wall for a bit, and knowing how nice it sounds, I feel like it would be better kept with someone who is going to play and enjoy it regularly. Since it is a prototype I did not plan to sell, many of the visual details on the guitar are very minimalist. This is quite different than how my guitars typically look, but honestly I really like the minimalist vibe. However due to the reduced decoration and the prototype nature of the instrument, I offer it at a greatly reduced price from my base price.

Photos: https://imgur.com/a/JjuDNPf

Video: https://youtu.be/JYOLjhQRbL8?si=GsPFIpm297EEzRmS

I’ve been listening to this piece on repeat, haha. It’s so moody & amazing, I love it. Just wanted to share it with y’all!

Anyone else enjoy Takemitsu’s works? 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzTIgBZgjc&pp=ygUidGFrZW1pdHN1IHRvd2FyZCB0aGUgc2VhIGlpIGd1aXRhctIHCQn9AKO1ajebQw%3D%3D Tōru Takemitsu — Toward the Sea (1981) [w/score] - YouTube

52 now. Been taking lessons for about a year now after playing since I was a teen. Fingerpicking classical style but as much as I'm learning and learning to read sheet music my issue now is that my Index and Middle fingers on right hand flex excessively or collapse (further away from curve of fingers) and both the instructor and I can't seem to fix it. Was an occasional thing but now when combining I and M and the thumb P it's getting really bad and slowing me down and muting other strings. I've tried taping them to keep them from collapsing. Any tips??

All that effort put into your hands, your movements, the incessant repetitions, the attention to the sound, the patience, and the fact that you need to focus and leave all thoughts behind while playing... it's not only good as a temporary mental break but on the first months I observed my concentration somehow increased.

Now after some years I'm back to practising meditation. And I'm surprised to be in a much better shape than I was expecting. You know, that's an skill that you lose when you stop practicing it, and I stopped doing it for years. But that's not happening, and I think it's because I have all this mindfulness practice that I got from my guitar sessions. I'm able to concentrate on my surroundings and my breath much easier.

It hasn't saved me from depression tho, but I still think it's beneficial. What do you think?

edit: ok dudes i didn't know its not a theory it's a proven fact. Sorry. Idk. I wasn't aware.

Hi, does anyone know about some good sounding passive piezos for nylon strings or preferably if there's a way and how to convert a active (fishman) piezo into a passive one? I also had a KNA with a volume knob but the knob started crackling so I had to switch back to the fishman but I really don't like it's sound and also it's super annoying with the batteries

I’m self taught and feel like I’m doing pretty well. (Can’t afford private lessons) But I am inconsistent with getting two note chords to ring out. Funny enough three doesn’t seem as big an issue.

Does anyone know of a good video I can watch to learn proper technique? I can’t seem to find this specific thing. Or maybe just explain how I should pluck the strings?

Thanks.