Richard Jernigan -> RE: When to Play the Really Good Guitar? (Jan. 13 2014 20:06:32)
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ORIGINAL: NewPlayer My instructor plays at bars and his advice is to practice with the 'good' luthier-made guitar and use the crappy one for gigs. (He also uses his good guitar during instruction and in some solo concerts). This has worked well for me, because I don't get anxious leaving my guitar around during breaks. During a break, put it in the case and lock it. Locking it is important. When I lived in the Central Pacific on a U.S. military base, I didn't know any other classical/flamenco players. My guitars were in their cases, unlocked. An acquaintance of Larisa's showed up to work on our island. He was one of only two others who spoke Russian. He joined us for dinner at the dining hall. The polite thing was to invite him to my apartment for a drink. Seeing the five guitar cases lined up along the wall, he headed unerringly for the most expensive one, an irreplaceable collector's item, worth more than the car I now own. He had the guitar out, strumming it before I could react. Larisa spoke to him sternly in Russian. He reacted like the guitar had suddenly become radioactive and put it back in the case. I handed him the least expensive one, still in like-new condition, and said, "Here, have a go at this one." He strummed a Ukrainian folk melody Later I asked Larisa what she had said. She just smiled. Now I'm back where I know a few other players. The etiquette is, if you have a few guitars in their cases, and there are some you don't want people fooling around with, you just lock the case. Even the clueless get the point. RNJ
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