Many years ago I brought a nylon acoustic beginners guitar. At 17 it was all too hard, so it lived under the bed for 30 odd years until just on a year ago I said to myself ‘I would love to learn to play music. What is stopping me?’. I got out old trusty and had a couple of lessons. I just couldn’t get my fingers to do the job though.

I needed new strings, so went to the shop to get some. I picked up an electric and found with the lower action and narrow neck I could actually get the chords. So I walked out with an electric guitar instead of strings. It is only a low cost Chinese jobby.

I had no idea that you could actually buy acoustics with the narrow necks and nice actions (and the wonderful people in the shop where not forthcomming either).

So after nearly a year of learning and now knowing a lot more than the nothing I knew to start with, I decided that really the electric sound was not for me and that I would splurge on a good acoustic.

To the shop I went (a much more trustworthy type of shop this time). I had played for me and tried for myself a number of different ones, but I found the A&L to have a really nice rich sound (apparently the cedar deck has a lot to do with this).

As well as comming away with a really nice guitar, I was rather chuffed that I had the confidence to play some music in the shop with the very good guitarist/sales guy looking on.

So I have just downloaded Podcast 6, have warmed up with the drills from 4 & 5, and I am going to get stuck into it with my new toy. I hope I can eventually do it justice.

Good on you for having the committment to get to where you want to be, and for taking some of us along with you.

Keith

As one who recently had dinner at your home I can attest to the comment
about your cooking.

The fish and cous cous was wonderful!!

John

As you always say, Peace…

Sam