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- Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:27 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: Nail Care
- Replies: 9
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Re: Nail Care
Guitarist is such a strong word the conjures up images of a an individual at one with his or her instrument... I am most certainly not at one with any of my instruments... :oops: :lol: But thanks for the assumption... perfectly natural considering where we are having this little chat... :D I in fac...
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:38 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: Nail Care
- Replies: 9
- Views: 28145
Re: Nail Care
I'm assuming you're a steel-string rather than a classical guitarist; but for nylon-string players at least there's a lot about nails on the 'Delcamp' classical guitar forum (just Google 'delcamp'). I've also tried superglue, but I find even the superglue in brush-on pots is too thick, and just crac...
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:26 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: EKO guitar
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16181
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:29 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: EKO guitar
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16181
I have an old Eko Ranger dating from the mid-1970s. I've heard they were a bit of a 'cheap guitar cliche', but I always liked it, nice looking and nice to play - although it is the only steel-string I've ever had, my other guitars being classicals. But one problem was that the bridge was prone to sp...
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:42 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: Classical guitar purchase
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10054
- Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:07 am
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: Classical guitar purchase
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10054
Classical guitar purchase
Don't know if there are many classical guitarists on the forum, but.... Could anyone recommend a good make/model of classical guitar, on a budget of around £500 - £1000? I've heard Raimundos are good, but suffer from a high action (an irritation with my old Yamaha). Any advice gratefully received, t...
- Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:15 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: Guitar neck/fingerboard
- Replies: 4
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- Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:31 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: Guitar neck/fingerboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9622
Guitar neck/fingerboard
Dear Gordon, Hope you don't mind me asking, but I wondered what type of neck and fingerboard suits your style of playing best: a wide neck like a classical guitar, or a narrower one; and a flat fingerboard (again like a classical) or one with some transverse curvature? Thanks, and hope to come to an...
- Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:23 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: A man's discussion topic - Nailcare ?!?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15317
This might sound crazy, but I've recently tried using thin disposable gloves (blue nitrile, similar to those in DIY stores) on my right hand for practicing! I currently play nylon strings, and even then if I play for more than a limited time my nail tips sometimes start to flake. Despite this, I'm t...
- Wed May 13, 2009 9:39 pm
- Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
- Topic: A man's discussion topic - Nailcare ?!?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15317
Nails!*!!@!#@!!! I think Gordon should have a separate discussion forum for this topic alone! Surely almost all guitarists use nails at least some of the time. Three- or 4- stage nail buffers are great, at least for people like me (nylon strings, pitifully little time to practice), but maybe not for...