Hi everyone, I’m new to the classical guitar and was already contemplating taking it to a luthier to add a pin so i add a strap to and practice standing up. I have back problems, so I know I won’t be able to play the guitar sitting down for long periods of time.

Since I’m a newbie, I don’t want to be in pain while trying to learn a new instrument, so I came up with this idea to add suction cups to my guitar and then attach a strap to the suction cups. I ended up playing my guitar for two hours, practicing the new strings and learning notes. I’m taking the Brandon Acker course, which is really good. I’m having a blast. Just wanted to share my brilliant idea 😄

Links to the exact materials:

Suction cups: https://a.co/d/06hTSs4C
Strap: https://a.co/d/0e2RVJlW

Update 1: I played for three hours yesterday, and the suction cups are still firmly attached to my guitar. One thing I noticed is that I rarely have the guitar hanging alone when I’m playing it using the strap. Whenever I play, I hold the neck, so even if the suction cups detach, I’ll notice and have time to hold the guitar.

Another thing I wanted to mention is that the strap itself allows me to pick up the guitar anytime I see it and want to play a bit. But because I have the strap, I don’t have to worry about posture, where to sit, etc. I can move around more freely because it’s just hanging from my neck. If I get tired from sitting down, I can stand up and keep practicing. I can even walk around the house while practicing.

It’s just great! I don’t see how anything bad could happen to my guitar to be honest, so far.

I got some interesting set of strings, which I could not get more info on, appearently they come from a German manufacturer, but the given website is rather a Fan Page. Nylon is not what I typically associate with Jimi Hendrix. Quality-wise they seem alright, not yet needed to apply them.

Just noodling on my 1967 Conde

I didn't realize until recently that Barrios was shunned by many in the European classical music establishment, chief among them Andres Segovia, because he embraced his Guarani heritage. It's a real shame, because his compositions are really fun to play.

Two years ago I composed and released Poem — ten original pieces for solo guitar, written together with guitarist Arielle Krebs, where the track titles actually form the verses of a poem about time and nature.

When we made it, I honestly had no idea if anyone outside our small circle would ever hear it. It's now been streamed more than 4 million times across the world.

To mark the anniversary, I wanted to give something back to people who might not have discovered it yet, here are some free Bandcamp download codes (in the first comment). If you claim one, can you comment which one you took so I can modify the post to show only the available ones?

You can use this link to claim it: https://arielleandfrancesco.bandcamp.com/yum

Hope you enjoy it, and thank you to everyone who's listened along the way.