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Howdy,

Just gonna share something I used over the weekend , I played at a party for about 6 hrs Sat night. It was a solo gig, so it was kind of a long time to play without breaks. I have Spotify downloaded on my I-phone and I just plug it in the back of my Acoustic amp in the AUX 1/4'' input  and it plays nice without adjusting the levels of your amp inputs. I just used the volume control on my phone and when I was done with the break I would just hit the pause button on the phone and go back to playing.

I just went to radio shack and picked up a 1/4'' x 1/8'' change over and a three ft  1/8'' cable and just plug the phone in and set the phone on top the amp

Your input for your guitar will also work but if you have an aux input on your amp it works nice

Hello,

A few things I notice with my guitars this time of year. I have lived in North Dakota, Wyoming and now South Dakota and this time of year the furnace is on alot and the fireplace is running alot. Unfortunately it gets very dry inside the house and the Solid wood guitars don't like it

Some signs to look for , if you can see and feel the grain of the wood on the guitar top it is getting dry and next come the cracks. My Martin and Gibson are the most affected and the first thing I notice is usually the G-String starts buzzing and as they get dryer all the strings are buzzing.

I try to keep my room fairly consistent around 40% is good for me, but being away from home 2 weeks at a time it takes some help at home from Lizzie B.
Just thought I would share and maybe prevents some cracks

I believe Guitar Manufactures recommend 45-50%, and Humidity is easier to control inside the case than a room if you don't have a humidifier.

Hello Everyone, & Happy Holidays, I recently visited Haggerty's in Rapid City So Dak, and was trying out a few new guitars and a young fella in his twenties was messing around with a Banjo. I asked him if he would like to follow along with a G C D progression and he said sure So I played " Will The Circle Be Unbroken"  and he followed along and did really well I let him take some lead breaks and it was fun. I played a couple more G C D songs and he had a Blast. I had to get going and shook his hand , I can't tell you how grateful he was, he said he doesn't get the opportunity to play with others and it was very special to him for someone to ask him to play along.

I am not a very out going person but If I have a guitar in hand I welcome everyone insight to play along.
Music has made me a better person and I have made so many friends young and old through it. I hope all my Chordie friends have a Great X-Mas and New Year................

Wayne P

I sanded the neck on my HD-28 to a satin finish. I have been wanting to do this for several years , just worried about hurting the value or having it not look too good. It turned out so nice, I wish I hadnt waited so long.
    I went to the hardware store and purchased the finest steel wool they had and slowly removed the clear poly finish. I just sanded lightly with the steel wool and if you didn't know it you would think it was an original satin finish.  The original finish was too thick and sticky. It was thick enough that a capo had left dents in it.

She is a Keeper !