Re: Plunk



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This is a bit of blogging for the benefit of beginners in the broad
sense, trying new stuff.

Last weekend we stayed over with my daughter, and rather than pulling
out her (on loan) Maton, I played her flat-mate's cheap plywood-topped
Yamaha classical. the first thing I noticed was the 1/4" action, the
second the plunky sound and the third the horrible wolf tone at the
low B. However after a few hours I was getting used to it and playing
arrangements I have never tried on a steel string. By the time we left
I was getting to like it and thinking about getting a nylon string
guitar.

The point is that I think you can get used to the sound and
playability of any instrument, and your playing style adjusts to suit
its characteristics. A lot of us (inc me) spend a lot of time pursuing
tonal perfection, where we should be concentrating on making the best
of what we have. Good sound may be important, but not when it
distracts from good notes and technique. The other side of the coin is
that different sounds push us in playing directions we might not have
considered.

I think you pass a point of diminishing returns in terms of attempting to
work with a guitar that's set up badly. I'm pretty tolerant of high action
(I prefer it higher than "normal" if I have a choice) but for instance when
I travel to visit relatives and we get together for a family jam, I find
myself limited in terms of what I can play. When I have to work much harder
to do what I can do easily with my own guitars, it kind of puts a damper on
things.

I agree though that access to different sounds can push us in new
directions. That's why I keep a classical guitar (with a skinny neck!), a
uke, and a lap steel, among other things.

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And Squier. My main point was really about the tonal quality, and how it
leads you into different arrangements and styles. A high action isn't so bad
on a traditional classical because of the wide string spacing and soft feel
of the strings, in fact the three are functionally related. Gut string
violins are also set up very high, I'm assured by those I know that you get
used to it.

I've just installed Eternal September, and this is the first post. Both my
ISP and GG are very dysfunctional atm

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Tony D

Oops, a bit of fixing needed.

Tony D

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