I am a music store owner.
Personally, I have never understood this obsession with a left handed guitar. Frankly, guitar, like violin, is an ambedextrious (sp?) instrument. Furthermore, more advanced guitar playing has more work on the LEFT hand when playing in a traditional "right handed" configuration. So I would think that this would only be a benefit for a lefty to learn traditionally. Violin players dont get the choice for example as all bows have to move in the same direction. If they did lefty violins, the lefty & righty players would have bows hitting between them constantly in a section. |
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Have her pick one up and pretend to play... Whichever she chooses will be the natural choice. I've played guitar left and right, banjo, piano, bass, cello, tenor banjo and numerous other instruments... All have their own natural feel when you pick one up. Her mind will make the choice for you.
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Guitar? The Dane Cook of plucked string instruments? Please.
Set her up with a dulcimer. |
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There is a place in Houston that specializes in left handed guitars. I play right handed so can't vouch for the prices but check it out anyway, couldn't hurt. http://www.southpawguitars.com/ |
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I'm a lefty and I learned to play righty. It's an advantage. The left hand fretting and playing chords as well as scale runs is dependent upon left hand dexterity.
Have her learn right handed. It's really a tremendous advantage being a lefty playing righty if she ever wants to stretch it out. |
First of all, I can't believe how many left-handed people we have here. :)
Thanks for all of the advice. I'm gonna let her play on the Strat tomorrow. |
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I agree, get the girl started right (pun intended) Z |
Where the **** are all you left handers coming from?
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Right or left handed there is nothing natural about playing the guitar when you first pick it up. Natural comes with practice and bloody fingers, doesn't matter which hand imo. I really don't personally know any left handed players and I've known and jammed with many guitarists over the years. Maybe I have but I don't remember any. |
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