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You can not have a web site with a classical guitar page and not have mention of the Andrés Segovia. Segovia IS responsible for the recondition that the classical guitar has today.

Andrés Torres Segovia, marqués de Salobreña (February 21, 1893 – June 3, 1987) was a Spanish classical guitarist, and later nobleman, born in Linares, Spain who is considered to be the father of the modern classical guitar movement by most modern music scholars. Segovia claimed that he "rescued the guitar from the hands of flamenco gypsies," and built up a classical repertoire to give it a place in concert halls. In recognition of his contributions to music and the arts, Segovia was ennobled June 24th, 1981 by the King of Spain (S.M. el rey Juan Carlos) who elevated Segovia into the first hereditary marquess of Salobreña, (formally styled, "El señor don Andrés Torres Segovia, marqués de Salobreña", i.e. the Most Illus. Lord The Marquess of Salobreña.) with the following coat of arms: "en campo de azur sobre ondas de azur y plata, unas rocas de su color, sumadas de una torre donjonada de oro, aclarada de azur."

Andrés Segovia (1893-1987) is considered to be the father of the modern classical guitar movement by most modern scholars.

Without Segovia's efforts, the classical guitar would not be where it is today.

(from classicalguitar.net) - Segovia had many students throughout his career. Among the more famous are Christopher Parkening, John Williams, Elliot Fisk and Oscar Ghiglia. These students, along with the many others, carry on Segovia's tradition, while at the same time expanding the classical guitar's presence, repertoire, and musical boundaries.

For more information on Andrés Segovia check out these links

• WikipediA
• The Segovia Museum
• classicalguitar.net - Andr√©s Segovia
• YouTube.com - link

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• How to Record Classical Guitar by Ben Tobiasson - ( link )

  (Ed.) The only problem I had with the article is the reccommendation to get a PC. Here is what Ben said.
  
  "I needed a computer to do everything: word processing, the internet, etc. so I bought a PC." Nothing could be further from the truth. A Mac can a nd does all that and is easy to use. A Mac does not suffer from many of the problems that owning a PC comes with. virus, hard to learn and just not FUN.

• The Classical Guitar Home Page - www.guitarist.com/cg/cg.htm
• Classical Guitar Lesson : Fingernail Shaping

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Seattle Classical Guitar Society (SCGS) PO Box 31256 Seattle, WA 98103-1256 Phone: (206) 365-0845

www.seattleguitar.org

Seattle Classical Guitar Society (SCGS) PO Box 31256 Seattle, WA 98103-1256 Phone: (206) 365-0845

www.seattleguitar.org

The Edmonton Classical Guitar Society 14104 - Valleyview Drive Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5R 5T8 Phone: (780) 489-9580

www.edmontonclassicalguitarsociety.org

Additional Links

• Classical Guitar Society of Calgary - Alberta, Canada
• Classical Guitar Society of Toronto - Ontario, Canada
• Regina Classical Guitar Society - Saskatchewan, Canada
• Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society - Manitoba, Canada

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(source: FleaMarketMusic.com) Any classical guitar strings will work. You'd only use the D G B and E strings. As far as I know there aren't any unwound classical D strings.

• Use the classical guitar D for the uke G.
• Use the classical G for the uke C.
• Use the classical B for the uke E.
• Use the classical E for the uke A.

(Ed.) Any gauge string would work depending on how much tension you like on your strings. A favorite brand is Savarez. I've use the Savarez Alliance strings (red package) in the past. Mike Atkins at Alternate Tunings makes these string sets up for ukulele players.

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"C" Tuning (G C E A) Low "G"

Savarez Alliance (red card-R)

• E-1 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .024, 541R for the A
• H-2 (B-2) KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the E
• G-3 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the C

D'Addario Pro-Arte

• D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for both the low G and low A bass strings

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"D" Tuning (A D F# B) Low "A"

Savarez Alliance

• E-1 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .024, 541R for the B
• H-2 (B-2) KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the F#
• G-3 KF Plain Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the D

This is the same set as a Low "G", "C" Tuning.

D'Addario Pro-Arte

• D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for the low A bass string

This is the same set as a Low "G", "C" Tuning.

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"G" Tuning (d G B E) High "D"

Savarez Alliance

(red card-R) and high tensions (blue card-J)

• Plain KF Treble High Tension .033, 543J for the D
• Plain KF Treble Standard Tension .027, 542R for the E
• Plain KF Treble Standard Tension .033, 543R for the B

D'Addario Pro-Arte

• D Light Silverplated Copper Wound .028, J4304 for both the low G (string 3)