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pprimeau1976
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03/27/2006 9:50 pm
I am just starting out on the classical guitar and am working out of Christopher Parkening's Guitar Method..volume 1.

In the first lesson, you do basic rhythm exercises. What I notice is that when I repeatedly play a note on the low E string, I will get an odd vibration that just does not sound right. It is basicly caused by the continued vibration of the string as my thumb gets ready to pluck the string again.

Anyone know of a way to minimize that? Is it the cheap strings that came with my beginner guitar?
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Cryptic Excretions
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03/28/2006 4:21 am
Might be the string vibrating on the frets. I'm still not fluent in fixing that type of thing so if that's the case then I think I'd rather let someone else help that one. If that isn't the case then off hand I don't really know. I guess I could've been a bit more informative, but I suck. Sorry.
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pprimeau1976
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03/28/2006 1:23 pm
I don't think it was the frets, but I think I figured it out last night. Classical guitar requires your nails (on your right hand at least) to be longer, and normally my nails are short. Currently, I am letting my nails grow out, so right now they are not where they need to be.

I noticed that with my thumb, the wierd vibration came when the string vibrated against my skin. However, when my nail came in contact with the string, the vibration was minimized greatly. Once my nails grow out to where they need to be, I will be fine.
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03/28/2006 5:09 pm
Originally Posted by: pprimeau1976I don't think it was the frets, but I think I figured it out last night. Classical guitar requires your nails (on your right hand at least) to be longer, and normally my nails are short. Currently, I am letting my nails grow out, so right now they are not where they need to be.

I noticed that with my thumb, the wierd vibration came when the string vibrated against my skin. However, when my nail came in contact with the string, the vibration was minimized greatly. Once my nails grow out to where they need to be, I will be fine.

That's weird. That's the last thing I'd have guessed. My nails are really short and I've never had any vibration like that because of it. Learn something new every day I guess. At least you've figured it out.
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03/31/2006 5:23 am
Growing out your nails as a classical guitarist is very important. Nail length and quality also determines tone, so I recommend you research on nail "management" too.

Good Luck!

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