MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8;
 format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:41:49 +0000
From: Express Music <coventry@expressmusic.co.uk>
To: <donnanewby@icloud.com>
Subject: Re: Express Music Enquiry - 4384
In-Reply-To: <9369D7D59BE742838029896C9E3D0D09@itpartnership.com>
References: <9369D7D59BE742838029896C9E3D0D09@itpartnership.com>
Message-ID: <139426aad5ffc5189bafdba492a7708f@expressmusic.co.uk>
X-Sender: coventry@expressmusic.co.uk
User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/0.8.1

Hello Donna,

Thank you for your inquiry.
It sounds like you might have a 1/2 size classical guitar, which they 
generally don't sound that great.
You could move up to a nicer full size classical style guitar, which 
will sound a lot nicer but the fingerboard will
be a lot wider, but I'm sure with some time and persistence you will 
get used to it.
Or you could try something like a grand concert size steel string 
acoustic. These have not too big a body and a
slimmer neck than a nylon strung classical guitar but the strings will 
feel stiffer. Again with time you will get used to them.
It really depends on what style of music you want to play and what 
sound you're looking for/

Hope this helps.


Kind Regards

Express Music
196 - 204 Binley Road
Coventry
CV3 1HG

On 31/01/2021 17:55, donnanewby@icloud.com wrote:
> Name: Donna Newbu
>
> Address: 247A Stratford Road, Shirley
>
> Postcode: B90 3AL
>
> Telephone: 07954951427
>
> Email: donnanewby@icloud.com
>
> Enquiry: Dear Sir/Madam,
> I wondered whether you could advise me.
>
> I am 37 years old, 5 foot 1 with small hands.
> I currently have the smallest sized guitar with three plastic strings
> and three plastic coated strings. It doesn't make a brilliant sound,
> and have had it for some time.
>
> Due to my small hands, I do find playing some chords and reaching
> some notes from the position of the previous note difficult.
>
> Is it best I stay with the smallest sized one, or are there
> techniques I can use to overcome the challenges I find, and get a
> normal sized guitar?
>
> I'm am self taught, and still got a long way to go; however, I do
> like to play the guitar and sing along. I play the treble recorder
> also at about grade five level, but cannot sing along at the same
> time, so would like to develop my guitar playing ability and skills,
> but my small hands feel like a hurdle.
>
> Can you advise the way forward?
>
> Yours Faithfully,
> Donna Newby