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clayfeld
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clayfeld
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09/13/2020 5:23 pm

Hi, Guys-

My name is Clay and I'll be 84 on the 20th. Just trying to learn to play on a classical guitar I built 50 years ago (See description and photos in the Introduction Forum). I've had a hard time trying to finger complete chords, so I bought a Yamaha FG800 folk guitar and restrung it with nylon, and that helped a bit. I'm doing stretching and strengthening exercises, mostly for my left hand, and am just now beginning to make the necessary stretches. It's all fun, but a slow process...and time is not on my side!