Left or Right (for all you Axe players)
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Well, the boy (7 yrs old) has decided he wants to start to play the guitar (specifically Dad's 'good' guitar, of course, but that's another battle) Anyhoo - he's left handed. I'm right handed and have previously re-strung an 'el-cheapo' acoustic for him to bash about left handedly. Then I spoke to some violin teachers (unrelated) who told me that everyone plays a violin 'right handed' (i.e. bow in right hand) and it occurred to me that the dexterity of each guitar hand is different, but can be equally complex. So - is it better to get him a left handed guitar (with all the additional expense, and angst - and future inability to just grab a guitar and join in) or to just give him my right-hander and teach him that way? Thoughts, as ever, welcome. Long chains of puns based on stringed instruments almost a certainty, but any 'real' information would be greatly appreciated before he goes through the summer holidays learning Stairway To Heaven the wrong way around :)
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It can seldon be reversed because the profile isnt the same on both sides, as for replaced, yes, but its not a trivial job. If you want a good playing guitar it needs setting up carefully.
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Well, the boy (7 yrs old) has decided he wants to start to play the guitar (specifically Dad's 'good' guitar, of course, but that's another battle) Anyhoo - he's left handed. I'm right handed and have previously re-strung an 'el-cheapo' acoustic for him to bash about left handedly. Then I spoke to some violin teachers (unrelated) who told me that everyone plays a violin 'right handed' (i.e. bow in right hand) and it occurred to me that the dexterity of each guitar hand is different, but can be equally complex. So - is it better to get him a left handed guitar (with all the additional expense, and angst - and future inability to just grab a guitar and join in) or to just give him my right-hander and teach him that way? Thoughts, as ever, welcome. Long chains of puns based on stringed instruments almost a certainty, but any 'real' information would be greatly appreciated before he goes through the summer holidays learning Stairway To Heaven the wrong way around :)
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My son, though not left handed, shows preference for his left hand when hitting a baseball and some other activities. He plays guitar right handed. When he was first starting lessons, his guitar teacher commented that he was ahead of the game with his fretwork (left hand) but needed work on his strumming (right hand). He seems to have caught up now and is doing fine. I say let him try right handed. He may find he has a slight advantage on the fretboard.