I’ve posted a youtube video of a short tune I’ve written and played on guitar.
Pretty tune, tastefully played. The amber tuner buttons and Hiscox “Liteflite” case tell me your guitar is a Lowden.
Rob
Thanks Rob. Yes, I bought this guitar new in 1994. I scratched up the top a bit playing Irish backup without a pick (I now use a pick), but those scratches remind me of some good times. I have a couple of Chinese built Hagstroms that are fantastic for the price. I put some medium strings on them though, and pulled up the tops a bit. Back to light strings I guess, and we’ll see what the tops look like.
Many, many acoustic guitars are incapable of standing up to medium strings over time. Furthermore, a lightly-built top will “shut down” with too much string tension, with a negative effect on tone production.
My own scratched-up Lowden seems to like medium strings, but then George’s guitars are truly built for it. A second instrument of mine by another maker opened up in a big way after I switched it to .012’s - guess I had forgotten my own advice.
The tops on the Hagstroms should settle back down with lights if they’ve not been left too long under the tension of the mediums. If not, just have the saddles recut; the tops were bound to lift a bit over time anyway, so no worries. Cheers,
Rob
Lovely! I like your hammer-on triplets
(not sure if there’s a more technical
term for that), though I think they’d
stand out even more if they were
occasionally traded out for other
ornaments.
Thanks. Yes, I agree that there is a bit too much repetitiveness in the hammered ornaments. I definitely need to learn more tricks on all of my instruments. Jack-of-all trades, master-of-none, you know. I just figured out how to do those!