1 Topic by johncross21 (edited by johncross21 2010-08-07 17:52:50)

  • From: Orpington London
  • Registered: 2006-10-22
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Topic: My travel guitar

I've just got back from holiday taking my ozark travel guitar and an book of songs

http://www.ozark-acoustic.com/guitars/3330.html

its actually not bad to play. the lack of a big round body makes it difficult to hold properly ecuase you cant rest it on your leg but it has enough volume to practice with and for me its a practice thing. two weeks with little to do is two weeks with some time to practice my scales and refresh my fretboard memory. especially if the midday temp is 40 degrees.

and its very light.

I know the martin backpacker is quite similar and there some electric travel guitars too

I'm not sure my guitar counts as hand luggage on a plane - different planes have different requirements but its worth checking

and the strings are quite heavy. I could change them for a different set but the dealer recommended against very light strings because they exert pressure on the neck (-edit - not sure about this -)

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
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Re: My travel guitar

johncross21 wrote:

I could change them for a different set but the dealer recommended against very light strings because they exert pressure on the neck

This I cannot understand as lighter strings are under less tension than heavier strings to reach the same pitch so lighter string put less stress on the neck.

Roger

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  • From: Alabama Gulf Coast
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Re: My travel guitar

My Martin Backpacker came with instructions to use extra light gauge strings only.
I tried medium lights and it would not tune properly.

We pronounce it "Guf Coast".
Ya'll wanna go down to the Guf?

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  • From: Orpington London
  • Registered: 2006-10-22
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Re: My travel guitar

its possible I'm mistaken about the gauge of strings. I shall think about using lighter strings

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