Correct Guitar Playing II

[Danny]

...So traditional, oral transmission MAY be a very legitimate tool interpreting past practice, but by itself should probably not be relied on, except in the absence of other documents, when it then is the "best" available option... more material, more easily available, to more people! Yours,David Swarens

And to that end, a rather complete Antebellum period guitar tutor to download at

http://www.archive.org/details/guitarwithoutmas00bost

It's the Ditson 1850 "Guitar Without A Master" *

Dan Wykes

* Notes: No author identified on the book. As a scan of an original in the Boston Public Library, they only ask it not be used for commercial purposes. (The original document itself is long past copyright, but the Library retains rights to the scans).

[toccoa42]

Re: Correct Guitar Playing II

Excellent find. This addresses sight reading and fingering at it's most basic and as appropriate for the Civil War era -- NO PLECTRUMS. Thanks, Danny.