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It could be rust? Either way, you will want to change the strings. Sometimes the people at the guitar stores can change them for you if you dont know how.

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What to look for when buying a new classical guitar?

If you are buying a guitar, here are a few tips to look for before you decide to buy a guitar. Look for these factors.Look at the guitar and make sure there are no cracks throughout. When looking, make sure you look in the sound hole and check out the braces inside the guitar for cracks. Look at the back of the neck up near the headstock for cracks, and look at the headstock for cracks. If there are cracks in these areas you do not want the guitar.Look at the bridge from many angles. (The bridge is the area where you attach the strings to the body of the guitar). Look to see if it is peeling away from the body of the guitar. Also, look at the body of the guitar just before the bridge of the guitar. Sometimes this area will warp or bend into the guitar. The guitar is still OK but you could have some tuning issues with the guitar.Put the body of the guitar up to your face and look down the neck. Make sure there is no warping of the neck to the right, left, front or back. If there is, you do not want the guitar, no matter what the price.Play the guitar and listen for dead spots. If there are areas of the guitar that the notes do not play then there are dead spots. There is most likely a bend in the neck and you do not want the guitar.Make sure the tuning pegs work. If they do need to be replaced it is not expensive and they are easy to change.Check the action. The action of the guitar is how high the strings are set above the fret board. If the strings are too high then the guitar will be very hard to play and no fun to learn on. If it is too low then the guitar will not play properly. The action should be comfortable for you.There are more things to look for but if you use this as a basic guide to buying your beginner guitar you should be fine. The most important things are, that you have a playable guitar and have fun learning.


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The feathers on its back are brown and the spots and steaks are black on its white chest


What are the brown spots on bing cherry tree leaves I have not seen any bugs only tiny brown spots on the leaves. Its a newly planted tree just bought from the nursery.?

could be lots of things. can you be more specific? where are the spots, how big, what time of year, wet or dry? can you see any bugs on the tree? ect...


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How do you fix dead spots on a guitar?

Dead spots are a commonly misunderstood term by guitarists. A true dead spot is a note / notes that has / have a very quick decay (sustain) with little to no lower fundamental tones on stringed instruments. Paste the link below into your browser address field for more information about true dead spots: acoustics.org/pressroom/httpdocs/137th/fleischer.html In the case of a true dead spot one must either replace the neck, if feasible, with one that has no dead spots, try a device called a "Fat Finger" (which really only changes one dead spot for another), or replace the guitar entirely on a set neck guitar / bass. Fret buzz / rattles and fretting out (strings hitting the next upper fret and not sounding) on the other hand ARE NOT true dead spots. They are sometimes mistakenly termed dead spots, but now you know the difference. In the case of buzz / rattle, and fretting out, a guitar neck can be fixed in a number of ways, depending on the cause. From easiest to hardest: 1. Get a guitar / bass 'setup' that may include setting neck relief, adjusting nut / bridge height and intonation, and fret dressing - sanding, leveling, grinding, re-fretting or a combination thereof, by a good Luthier (guitar repair / builder) for usually under $100 (US - 2009). Your best bet. 2. Raise the action. If you have an electric guitar, it probably has an adjustable bridge. Raise your bridge or bridge inserts a bit. On an acoustic, you can try a new, taller saddle or shim your current one with wood veneer or cardboard. Remember too high of an action will make any guitar hard to play. 3. Adjust the truss rod (set neck relief). If your neck is too straight (buzzing at the first 5 frets) it will not allow the string to vibrate in it's natural arch. If it is too bowed (usually buzzing above the 12th fret) fretting strings will be hard. Get a proper sized Allen wrench and turn the rod counter clockwise to introduce some relief (bow) into the neck or turn the truss rod clockwise to straighten it. A quarter turn is usually safest. Be careful, a broken truss rod is not easy to replace. It's best to set string height to an average of 3/32" measured at the 12th fret before setting relief. 4. Shim the neck. Loosen the strings, unbolt the neck & drop some thin strips (1/32, 1/16) of whatever (cardboard, metal, wood, plastic) in there. This will offset some bowing. If you find there are shims in there already, try removing them. This is usually best left to a Professional. 5. Replace the neck - Naturally, if your neck is badly warped, twisted, or cracked, you can possibly buy a replacement from your local guitar shop who can also install it for you as they will need to set it up properly for your guitar. And if all else fails you can always sell it as-is on Craigslist or eBay and start over again.

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