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Now your talking, half a bucket for me please.

Right. Teaching time. If you hear on the news tomorrow about a genocidal guitar teacher, then please come forward as character references :-)

JS.

The past year I've lost all interest in playing my guitars, should I:

A) Get rid of them, if the interest has gone it won't come back.

B) Keep them, the interest will return.

OR employ a fantastic teacher....guess who?

K: You forgot

C) Neither keep them nor get rid of them

D) None of the above

Sorry K. Got back in late last night.

Without knowing your situation and your capabilities, hard to give a definitive answer. However, I would suggest keeping them, you never know what'll happen in the future and if you don't have them, you can't play them. Besides, one day you may want to play to your kids. Only get rid of them if you desperately need the space or the money. Case in point, a couple of months ago when I was pretty pissed off, I sat back down in front of the piano for the first time in about 5 years, and now I'm playing that more than the guitars.

Bunny, is there a fantastic teacher somewhere then, because I really need lessons ;-)

PS You'll all be glad to know I didn't murder any of the little brats... realised it wouldn't be good for the income stream

JStraford, now that we are in a serious mode (a rare occurrence in the coffee house) do you think its possible to teach someone in their late 40s (e.g. Big Al) how to play the guitar or the piano?

I think Al has always wanted to play something but he has no musical ability whatsoever and has never played an instrument at all.

Note Some names have been changed......

Very auld dog, new tricks :))

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Serious mood... me? You've got to be joking.

I personally believe anybody can learn anything at any age. However, the older you are the less flexible the fingers are and the harder you have to work. The kids that I teach have learnt a lot of the difficult finger stretches much quicker than I did (I was 14 when I started the guitar). I have taught adults before and the main problem they have is time. What they lack in agility, they should make up for with dedication, but I've yet to see that.

I would suggest that the piano is an easier instrument to learn at an older age simply because the fingers can be positioned easier and the accuracy isn't as necessary as on a guitar. If you do go down the guitar route, stick to a classical (Spanish) guitar as the neck width and spacing between strings is much greater allowing easier fingering.

Hope that helps.

JS, thanks for the info, I will pass it on to the old boy (big Al).

Wake Up Socs, its raining............................

Those piano straps play havoc with your neck, much more sensible to have a guitar strapped round there.

Thanks JS.

words suggesting the Spanish are easily fingered will do nothing for the union.

Hi Spaceman, perhaps the other poster might be interested in playing a keyboard. It makes, eh learners of an older age, sound half decent.

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Socco, now that you are retired it doesn't mean that you are allowed to sleep all day!

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