u/Raymont_Wavelength

Here are some ideas:

Consider getting a 12-fret (6-string) steel-string guitar, which means that the neck meets the body at the 12th fret, rather than the more common 14th fret.

Why does that matter? The shorter scale length results in lower string tension, which means it’s easier to do chords!

Many 12-fret guitars have a sexy stylish open-slot headstock! ❤️

Almost all major brands have them, and consider Alvarez as a starting point!

Then for strings, get smaller diameter strings as they have lower tension.

Then, even lower string tension can be found on nylon string guitars. Consider Yamaha Crossover models and Cordoba Fusion models. I have the latter and love it!

For nylon strings, avoid carbon strings as they are higher tension generally. Get nylon such as DAddario EJ-43 that are low-tension “light” strings. Yet, any nylon string of normal/medium tension is lower than a steel string.

This is the acoustic sub, yet please know that an electric guitar is very easy to play.

Play on! Keep making music and play what you love 🎵 🕊️ ☮️

Please ID this guitar played by Darius Rucker. Thanks!

This stuff is amazing. Cheers!

The “…and 2 months” still serving well, and my bottle blows the doors off my usual MM Cask Strength 110!

Takamine says the neck is “slim.” How? I’m asking bc I don’t like most Tak necks bc they feel chunky to me. Love the electronics! A Tak will likely be my next guitar. I want Nex and a cutaway.

Also, how is that TP-4TD preamp? Can I easily upgrade it, if needed?

My dream axe would 1-3/4” nut but I think I can work with standard nut width. I play all fingerstyle.

I definitely want Nex body and cutaway.

I don’t care for Aura VT, yet I prefer factory electronics. If any, perhaps earlier, year had a different system, for example, let me know details. Thanks!

Also, are all Martin OMC-28E part of the “Reimagined” series? Or do some pre-date that redesign?

I’m aware of the limitations. This is just my ‘gateway drug’ to hot hide glue and fish glue.

RATIO: Just want pointers on your range of gelatin to water ratios (I want thinner),
Frank Ford does gelatin to water 1:3.

HEATING: How can I heat using a ‘kitchen’ DIY approach? I don’t have a double boiler but can improvise if you have a preferred way.

What’s your target temp? … as I understand it shouldn’t go over 150°F. How long does it need to be at the high temp?

REMOVAL: Oh very important: once the glue is dry completely, can it be removed easily? How?

Bonus points: do you just heat once? Or heat, cool, reheat — if so, how does the latter help?

Any pointers welcome from those who actually use Knox gelatin or similar grocery-store type gelatin. Thanks

Do they dare have the brass to go back to the traditional wagon style?

The repair in another area is glossy, this just shows the matte finish. I need to get it down to satin, without spraying it with satin clear. Please be specific if you recommend a liquid, pad, or grit. Thanks.

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Doing to do CA fill. How to I get 1 tiny drop of thin CA? Stewmac sells this dropper I don’t have one. I have the tiny tips from StarBond (the thin CA still flows too much from it), very thin wire, pins n 🪡 needles and toothpicks (the latter do NOT work ha!)

This thin CA glue is more watery than water

Also if damage is new like a tiny crack do you still always clean with naptha? I have it if needed.

Lastly I am committed to using CA, so consider than a given. Thanks!

I have Titebond I, and thin Starbond CA. All kinds of 1/8” woods that I can cut, sand thinner and bevel the edges. Also I have small super magnets.

Inside the area is very heavily braced and reinforced. I could put a clear in each side in the circled areas, in the inside of the top.

It’s so hairline, I wonder if my Titebond I is still the way to go.

I can do any/all of what I’ve mentioned above. All I know is that I want to take action now.

Currently I have the strings off and it’s back in my case with its Humipaks while I decide on how to proceed.

I had a bad experience with luthier recently so I’m all DIY again.

Larriveé L-O3R

I bought it bc I’m a classical guitarist who is returning to my roots of acoustic songwriting. It has a nice wide nut (which I’m used to, and I’m all finger style) and a deep ebony fretboard with small position makers. This Larrivee is mint and was not played much, if at all! It sounds sweet but quiet. Do you believe that it will open up and project more? It is an older model. Strong, heavy built. Excellent craftsmanship and a yummy neck! Thanks!

Edit: the top wood is solid Sitka Spruce and the back and sides are solid Indian Rosewood (as designated by the “R.”) nice cross grain that my friend calls ‘bear claw.’

Edit 2: just researching it; more info for the inquisitive minds:
“The top wood on a Larrivée Guitars Model L-03R is solid Sitka spruce. [1, 2]
(Note: While older or specific vintage eras of Larrivée instruments were famously built in Canada, the "R" in L-03R specifically stands for the Indian Rosewood used for the back and sides, which is paired with the spruce soundboard.) “

To add: has factory-installed pre-amp. Had EQ sliders, phase button, and Larriveé branding with an “e” in a circular orbit. No tuner. Clean installation.

As I eat my usual midnight snack, A2 yogurt, I realized it’s the highest fat item in my dramatically revised healthy diet.

See 2 pics.

It’s A2 “low fat” yogurt. Coats my stomach at night and I find it soothing. I eat it with some organic raw seeds like sunflower or pumpkin. Some dried or fresh berries, cherries, or apple.

My LDL at the end of May was 113, HDL 70. At the time of my lipid panel, I ate a lot of red meat BBQ, cheeses, steak, occasional burgers, etc. I’ve removed 90% of those.

M67. 116.8 lbs, 5’11” Walk almost everyday and dance ballroom 3x/week for 1-1.5 hrs a session.

Other tests: CaC zeroes (at 67!). CT cardiac: Stenosis’ none except I think that I may have one congenitally smaller ‘vein’ at the bottom of the list of veins - will check that again later. CT aorta: ascending aortic aneurism the size of a golf ball. Leaking aortic valve.

I use Citracel twice per day bc my Rx meds make me constipated badly. Lots of greens, broccoli type veggies, and the fruit mentioned above. Blueberries twice per day.

If I eat 1-2 servings of yogurt per day, what is some estimated sense of how ‘bad’ that is for cholesterol? Thanks!