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Post by carolyn on Feb 25, 2004 11:13:40 GMT -5
My son is thrilled with it - he plays classical and electric,but this is a western style guitar,so when he's got some new strings etc he can get to grips with it.
It had been put out with the bins,so I nabbed it quickly - the bin men were just round the corner!
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Post by Morrigan Cochran on Feb 25, 2004 18:41:24 GMT -5
well done you! isn't it shameful what people throw away? that could have been given to a school or a charity shop, someone would have bought it and fixed it up... glad it's going to a home where it will be loved  |
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Post by Flapjack on Feb 27, 2004 7:44:28 GMT -5
Brilliant! Having bought guitars for under £20 at auction myself (DS plays too) I know what a joy it is to bring it home and bring it to life again.
Question - is there a frugal way to buy guitar strings? (Please don't mention catgut!!!)
Certain ones always snap more frequently but they're more expensive to buy as separate strings. On the other hand I vaguely remember guitars are meant to be completely restrung from time to time...yet then you have a few weeks of it slipping out of tune till the strings settle in.
Any clever ideas, websites etc. welcome - though I guess playing your own guitar is a relatively frugal form of entertainment anyway.
Alice P.
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Post by carolyn on Feb 27, 2004 9:08:37 GMT -5
Sorry I know virtually nothing about guitars,just what rubs of DS now and then! He buys strings at a regular shop (at regular price) and replaces them now and then - to be honest I don't take a lot of notice The only frugal thing I can think of regarding guitar strings is re - using them afterwards You might find something here www.craftster.org/yabbse/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=1051 |
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