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well, after this past weekend I can say... my strings are still too high.  Pix actually handled my guitar but only for a minute and straight away said that the action was quite high... so I'm off to the sanding block some more.  Interestingly enough, I didn't notice a lot of buzz over the weekend after the little bit of lowering I had already done. 

So Bill, I think you and I are simply in need of some more tweeking to our guitars.  No doubt a professional set up would help, but that takes all the fun out of it!  LOL!  BEST WISHES!

A lovely Ode... and it includes the Raccoon and Possum which very much deserve credit in the River Jam as their presence made it all something more to talk about.  By this time next year they'll be a legend that walked up and started picking with us!    LOVE IT!

Zurf is right... this style of written music (words and chords and NOT standard notation) doesn't lead to a simple read and play.  You really should start with a song that you know well.  If you can listen to a recording, try to hear where the chord changes are.  With some songs they'll be after a strum cycle every time, some songs will be in the middle of a strum cycle, it's different with each song.  Chordie simply pulls the songs together from other places on the net and tries to make them more easy to find and read.  It's not foolproof, it's not always correct, and guitar certainly isn't always easy as you know. 

I was going to say to stick with "Leaving on a Jet Plane" but I'm not really sure it's your "style" that you'll enjoy it enough to stick with it, but that was the first song I learned.  I can honestly say that I played that song to death while learning it that I almost never ever play it anymore LOL!  BUT... it's a simple song, you play each chord for an entire strumming pattern and play the E twice through the strum pattern (well that's what I do) and you can use a really simple pattern or a trickier one.  I had a video up at one point but I took it down as I felt I was more confusing than helpful.  Pix will get you going on the right track!! 

For your amusement, my youtube name is the same as my username here on Chordie.  If there's any junk I've done on there that you'd like me to slow down and explain, I'd be glad to.  I've learned a lot more songs, but most of those up there are from my first year playing... I'm coming up on my official year two mark here in a few months.  If you live and breathe guitar for a while, you'll get it!!  Stick with it, I look forward to seeing more posts from you on your progress!  OH... and, WELCOME TO CHORDIE!! 

Amy

Well, if they keep asking about money and keep spending their time meeting with you, then it sounds like you've got a good chance to get what you are worth!    Keeping the fingers crossed for ya Nela!

Oh no!  Seems you're going to just need to look into finding a good waterproof guitar instead with all those boats!  LOL!  Well, if you ever need to dump one of your beautifully adorned guitars I would gladly take it off your hands.  We have an old beat up canoe that seems to just sit there and be a nice shelter to the chipmunks.  As you know, we'd rather have a few drinks and chow on dead cow.

happy NKD!  I'm quite sure you'll enjoy the heck outta it!

I must say, I was looking at some of the lower priced guitars Martin makes (the Little Martin, similar to the Taylor Baby), but after learning that they're made in the Mexico factory (and just what HPL IS) and seeing how things are run in the PA factory, there's no way I'd want to give up the value received from a guitar made in the US to one made elsewhere just for the name.  A lot of care, time and dedication goes into these.  They said that they finish about 200 guitars per day and considering just how many guitars are IN production while walking around the factory, 200 doesn't actually seem like a lot.  Also keep in mind, they string the guitars tune them, put them in their case, then let them set for 8 days before re-tuning and finally sending them off for sale. 

I'm glad you all enjoyed the pictures!  Pete, the Hygolet was one of the highlights!  LOL!  What I didn't get a picture of is the really neat entrance or the enormous guitar art in the factory.  There's much more than the pictures.  If you're close enough, you absolutely should make the trip DE, or anyone!    The best part is they really do get you right in for the tour and there's  plenty to see and touch while  you're waiting!  The museum is AMAZING too, especially for History buffs!

Well, on our way to the July River Jam in VA, my husband and I DID go to the Martin Factory and take in the tour and I took lots of pictures.  I uploaded them to my facebook account but I think with this link you should be able to check them out:  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= … amp;type=1

If you check out the July River Jam thread, there's a link to pictures of the Jam and the Martin Guitar Factory MUG I bought while at the factory as well.  The factory tour was just as Jcellini said... you walk in, tell them you'd like a tour, get a sticker/number, go through and see the guitars being made (be tempted to grab one and run as fast as you can out the door, yet know you can't as you'd never make it out in time before someone grabbed you LOL) and drool over the guitars in the museum.  Just AMAZING and worth the trip!! 

THANK YOU so much to Jcellini for the great idea to make our vacation that much better!!!

And I will THIRD that!  Actually, since my daughter was diagnosed with a form of autism, I've learned to become even more compassionate and understanding about other people's kids.

Wendy, did you try re-sizing like WobblyBob suggested?  Or are you talking about strictly WHILE using the iPad you can't see these boxes?  In Google Chrome I can still see that box, and I believe with firefox WobblyBob simply re-sized his page to get those links to show.  The admin has been working on the iPad functionality so it may be a matter of the browser and size as well with that. 

Admin will be looking into the issues when he can, but any feedback I'm sure will be appreciated.    Please be patient as this is all a work in progress.

I will let Jim know that you've been drinking it a while and offer in your suggestions!  I like the idea of orange!

Ok folks, download this folder:  https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?ci … 7720C!356, grab a few beers or a Jack and Ginger (My husband made it up), or a Jack and Coke, or perhaps a Rum Punch, or even just a plain old Coke or cup of coffee and listen to your hearts content and pretend you're there.... this "album" shall now be my relaxation go-to music!

Hi there easybeat and welcome to chordie.  I am actually going to move your thread though to a section of the forum where you may get more response.  I'm not sure what you're looking for, but it sounds like you're interested to know if your acoustic is of any value to anyone other than yourself.  I say, if you love it that's what matters most!