Moments of Permanence - I have a GUITAR! (The icon is for my first string.)

From: trexphile.livejournal.com Date: April 1st, 2009 01:26 pm (UTC) (Link)

I bought an "interactive Guitar Bible" at Barnes & Noble this past Sunday, intending it for Seth (who is lousy at learning/practicing). But now I'm thinking that I just might use it for myself. We've got plenty of guitars around this joint, that's for sure!

I am afraid that my hands are too small to play (I can barely play an octave on the piano, and after about 10 attempts, my hand cramps up), which is why I'd LOVE to learn mandolin. But we don't have one of those, and it's quite different from playing guitar (open tuning and all), so I think I'll try learning guitar first...

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From: tevriel.livejournal.com Date: April 2nd, 2009 12:01 am (UTC) (Link)

I didn't know until yesterday that most stringed instruments have two sets of tuning pegs. (velithya is a cellist, and she was explaining it to me.)

Small hands should be no impediment to playing guitar; the stretches are a LOT smaller than an octave on a piano. If anything it could well be an advantage for close-in chord fingering.

Failing that, hey, 3/4 size guitars exist for a reason! :D

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