New guitar in the house

[muldoon]

I just got a Martin LX1 and brought it home.  It's a 3/4 sized acoustic, with a sitka spruce top, rosewood neck and saddle, nickle tuners, and an awesome tone.  surprisingly warm and loud for a small instrument.  It's an xmas present for my daughter so I have to keep it hidden.  I keep sneaking out to the garage to play it tho. 

She's 9, and has been in violin for a few years.  She wants to switch to guitar and play the songs she likes on the radio.  I'm all for it.  I wish my first guitar was this nice 

psst - dont tell her

[ChuckinVa]

I have a 1975 Martin D35. It sounds better every year. Glad to see young people interested in music. It will be her friend for many years to come.

[sparks]

Interesting Muldoon,

A violin player here, from the band Iron Butterfly, that took up the guitar....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Brann

You might remember the group.


My favorite axe is a 414 Taylor.



sparks

[Redoverfarm]

Muldoon I cringe when they start talking of switching instruments but figure it is a small price to pay for carring on an age old tradition.  Now if you can just get her some fiddle music.

[muldoon]

Interesting Muldoon,

A violin player here, from the band Iron Butterfly, that took up the guitar....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Brann

You might remember the group.


My favorite axe is a 414 Taylor.



sparks

Iron Butterfly, I have innagodda davida on vinyl, listen to it every now and then.  Once apon a time I listened to it alot.  (It's in the garden of eden... with some help from chemical substances to distort the words).  My favorite ax is a rather old sigma acoustic my grandmother got me when I was a teenager.  sentimental I guess, been through a bunch with that guitar.  Like Chuck said about his, it sounds better every year.   Mine was made in 79 or so. 

[sparks]

Got your PM Muldoon,


No, I'm not a former member of Iron Butterfly.....

Poor word and language syntax on my part..


sparks


ps.....my other pet guitar is a 1975 Hagstrom Classic....it looks very similiar to a Les Paul





sparks

[Sassy]

I went to an Iron Butterfly concert in Fresno years ago     Quite impressive when the music started for Inagodadavida  (sp?) & the light show 

Love to listen to violin, fiddle & guitar!  One of Glenn's grandson's has just started violin lessons.  I have a friend who's son started playing violin when he was 4 y/o, he now plays fiddle w/a band & they've played in Nashville & Branson.  He's really good.

[glenn kangiser]

We went to a local music teachers recital - fun to watch the kids learning to play and doing well.

[MushCreek]

A life-long trumpet player, I used to mess around with guitar and stand-up bass back in the day. I recently picked up an old 5 string banjo. Need to learn it before I move out to the sticks. Maybe I'll start working at it when I start building the house- give me something better to do at night rather than watch the idiot box.

I think music is one of the best things you can do for a kid. Our son played in band all through school. Hopefully, he'll get back to it some day.