Gray Matter Matters

OMG, I'm learning to play guitar! I've had a guitar in my attic for 18 years and I'm finally ready to learn how to play it. (BTW, a hot attic is NOT a great place to store a wooden guitar!) For the past 6 years, it has occasionally come down to the living room only to become a Matchbox car ramp/slide. It is now "off limits" to anyone in the house under 40 (years, not inches).

So, yesterday, I ventured out -- former Matchbox car ramp in hand --to Wood & Strings in friendly Arlington Center. I bought a pack of shiny new strings from a VERY patient & knowledgeable (and friendly) guy named Mark, and today I restrung my old, beat-up guitar.

You know the saying, "You can tune a guitar but you can't tuna fish"?? I can tuna fish [sandwich] but I can NOT tune a guitar! I Googled "tune a guitar" and found some very helpful sites. I even put a really neat Guitar Tuning Widget in my Blog's sidebar for future use. (You can use it too! It's free!) My wonderful friend Janet, who is graciously giving me weekly guitar lessons, is willing to tune my guitar for me tomorrow... But right now, my guitar still sounds awful. Maybe my ears are out of tune.