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Great song, Peatle ... and your style / voice suits it perfectly. I read somewhere last year that the African continental ecosystem alone can comfortably produce enough food annually to feed 14.8 billion people, i.e., twice the world's population.     

Jim ... ya done it again! Another real beauty, and the very best kind of hangover to have after a night out with your wife.     

I agree that it's cheating, and I often wonder how much popular talent is really that talented. When someone adds effects to their voice to achieve a certain feel (reverb, echo, tremolo, etc.) that's one thing. But if someone is using technology to conceal the fact that they can't carry a tune properly, then they really don't deserve to be considered a good singer. IMHO     

I'll add to Russell's endorsement of Titebond glue ... excellent product!

The polyurethane stuff is also very good (LePage's PL Premium) but it has that annoying habit of expanding out through ones work, and can be very hard to remove without damaging the wood underneath.     

Mystery    "A Song for You"    Zoetermeer, Netherlands, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9vbM1HCGnc

Haling from Quebec, Canada, it's immediately obvious that singer Jean Pageau sounds a lot like Dennis DeYoung (vocalist for "Styx" in the 70's). Originally formed in 1986, the band has gone through a number personnel changes (as bands usually do over time) and the current line up was a feature act at the Prog Dreams Festival in 2016. From 2000 - 2008, Benoit David was their lead singer, until leaving to replace Jon Anderson with Yes. Another tragedy struck the band in 2007, when bassist Patrick Bourque took his own life. But they've soldiered on, and are still making and performing great music.

This track is from their concert DVD "Second Home" ... enjoy!

Very, very good, Jandle ... nice to have those relationships with ones parents. I heard a message at a funeral once that stayed with me, called "Give Them the Flowers Now". He spoke about how we often leave too many things unsaid and undone until it's too late to say or do them. Thanks for letting us have a peek inside your love for your folks.     

Eva Atmatzidou    Birdmind    (original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPndNIPs_g

While this may not be the most technically difficult piece Eva plays, the odd notes / timing give it and open, airy feel which is very enjoyable.     

Good comments, Bill ... thank-you! Isn't it great that music has so many "flavors"? There truly is something for everyone! And I completely agree with you that Marillion don't really have much in common with either Pink Floyd or Genesis (groups which I love).

Since I fell in love with prog in my early teens, I've come to realize (now 61 years old) that it is a genre with a loyal albeit small following. A lot of prog isn't cheerful at all, and sometimes quite dark actually. It's that full-attention-demanding aspect of it that turns a lot of people off, as well as the sometimes serious >>> morbid nature of it.     

Your teaching methods are definitely the right way to go, CG, and something us self-taught people should pay more attention to. Many of us started by just learning to play the chords for a song we liked, and went from there. It's admittedly not a good foundation to build on, because we never really learn why different notes go together, until we get some theory in the picture. I just started working on that a few years ago, so would have to forget over 50 years of self-taught playing to do it right.

Maybe age-related senility will help me with that!      

Great topic, CG ... lots to explore.

What UJB describes is pretty much where I am. When learning a new song, I'll sometimes take the sheet music to the piano, and pluck out the notes until I've found them all. It's slow work because I can't read music at the speed it's to be played. For some reason, I find a piano is much easier to work out chord structures, before taking that over to the guitar, and playing the roots, fifths and sevenths together to find each chord.

Metallica    "One"    (arranged & performed by Mike Dawes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGc5in2F_Rg

Here's another solid arrangement of a heavy metal song for acoustic guitar. I'm always amazed at the length of Dawes' fingers ... he could palm a Volkswagen like an NBA forward does a basketball.     

That's a great article, Neo ... always enjoy learning about these things!

My understanding is that the fan-fret / multi-scale design does enable slightly more accurate intonation. I would think the real benefit would have to be when there are lower strings, i.e., a B and even a G. The longer string would require more tension so that these strings wouldn't get too floppy, much the same as a typical 4-string bass guitar is a 34" scale, while a regular 6-string guitar is typically a 24 - 25" scale.