Conference napalm::guitar

    Can anybody recommend a GOOD jazz teacher in the Worcester/Fitchburg
    area? I'm really interested in playing more 'outside' stuff and
    the theory behind it.
    
    thanks in advance - Dave

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    thanks - Dave

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    The Augustine "Blue" strings are relatively inexpensive and seem
    to settle down into tune and stay "alive" longer than most.  The
    Suarez strings are also excellent but pricey.
    
    The best sounding classical strings are generally silver as 
    opposed to nickel for electric and bronze or copper for steel
    string acoustic.
    
    					Have fun
    					Doug Dickerson
    

    Every body has a different taste for the sound of guitar.  I recommand
    using low tention strings for base and high tention for treble.
    
    Lately, I have been using Augustine red for base and Augustine gold
    for treble, it gives me a long lasting base and a clear treble sound.
    
    Every guitar has its own charcter!
                                      Regards;
                                      Hossein
    
    

    When faced with getting new strings for my classical guitar I really
    wasn't sure what tension strings to get. I ended up with a medium
    tension and so far like the results. It has taken almost two weeks
    of use to get them to stay in tune, it is absolutely amazing how
    much they will stretch.
    
    Can anyone give the good and bads points about each type and under
    what conditions you would want to use the different types?
    
    Nick

    High tention strings have a quicker respond and they produce shorter
    lasting notes, I always use high tention treble strings which make
    it easier to play tremolo or melody on treble strings.
    
    The same principals apply to the base strings.  However, most people
    use low tention base strings so the notes lasts longer and support
    the melody and/or harmony.  Medium tention base strings are used
    in large atmosphere areas(for instance church or concert hall) where
    the accoustics help the notes last longer.
    
    Unfortunately, it is hard to find a music shop that would supply
    a set of low tention base with high tention trebles or medium tention
    base with high tention trebles.  They usually have sets with equal
    tentions; for instance:
                           Augustine red is low
                           Augustine blue is medium
                           Augustine black is fairly high
                           Augustine gold is high
    etc.
    
    Some shops encourage you to buy two sets of different tentions and
    combining those to one set which is costly, where other shops try
    to order you the set with desire strings.
    
    The good way to change the strings is to take one string out, for
    example 5th string (A) and put the the new one on.  After you put
    the new one on tune it to to a few notes lower than its actual pitch
    (in the case of"A" I would tune it to open 6th string E)and let
    the guitar rest for a few hours like over the night.  Then tune
    the string to one or two notes lower than the actual pitch(again,
    in this case I would tune it to the G on 6th string 3rd fret)and
    let the guitar rest for a few hours.  Now, you string is ready for
    tunning to the actual pitch.  Then you can change any other string.
     It might take you up to two weeks to change them all, you would
    amazed how the strings stay in tune, hardly stretch and even last
    longer.
    
    Since the base strings have metal in their construction, they have
    a tendency to wear out quicker than treble.  Hand lotions are hard
    on the strings, some people end up changing the treble strings every
    other time they change the bases(some manufacturer supply strings
    with doube set of bases).
                            REGARDS 
                            HOSSEIN
    
    
    
    

    When I was playing a lot of  classical guitar, I used to change
    my basses about every two or three weeks.  The trebles would last
    five or six weeks.  I was using Augustine reds then.  I don't
    play the plastic-string axe much any more, but I was really impressed
    with the last strings I used.  Even the basses lasted a long time.
    I don't remember what they were but the basses were silver (plated?).
    They stayed on my Kohno for nearly a year and still sounded OK
    (for my limited use) when the D string broke for the second time.
    They weren't even seriously corroded.
    
    I agree that it's important to match the strings to the guitar.
    I've found that to be much more true with classicals than steel-string
    guitars.                      
    
    Bob