I just started learning last week and am going through the pain of getting my finger tips toughen up at this time. I have been concentrating on learning the C cord for several days and keep laying my fingers on the strings. Having a hard time keeping my 1st finger on the second string while trying to get to 4 and 5. I'm new sorry if I discribed it wrong.

Since I'm new at this I did not think to ask at the music store about hand size and length of the neck. Being new I don't know if it's just me (probably is) or if I bought the wrong type of guitar (Ovation 257). Is there a chart or some sort of guide to help out newbies, "if your arm length is this and finger length this we recomemd you start with this size guitar".

I just want be starting off in the right direction.

Thanks for any sugestions. Now time for some more pain on the fingers.

Thanks
Ed