Category Archives: Guitar Journal

2/17/2024, Weekly: Guitar Weekly Learning Journal

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Sienark

My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is my second weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. I hope that someone finds this on the Internet and finds it useful. Thursday: 2/8/2024: Practice without and with My Guitar Today I spent 8 … Continue reading →

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2/10/2024, Weekly: Guitar Weekly Learning Journal

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Sienark

My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is my first weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. Last week I stopped doing daily blog posts because the time requirement was too high. My blogging time was exceeding my guitar time: not optimal. … Continue reading →

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How Long do you Practice Guitar Each Day?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Sienark

My son thinks I practice 3 hours a day. That might be closer to the truth. Let’s take a look at it. I think I spend a solid 2 hours a day practicing. My son thinks its closer to 3 … Continue reading →

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2/3/2024, Journal: From Daily to Weekly

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Sienark

I am moving my daily guitar journal from daily to weekly. I hope you don’t mind. Blogging was Cutting down on my Guitar Practice My practicing to journal ratio was close to 3:2. Meaning, 90 minutes of guitar practice to … Continue reading →

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2/1/2024, Journal: Exercise, Glarry Telecaster, and Justin Guitar

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Sienark

Let’s see if I can blog meaningfully in 30 minutes or less. (I failed. This blog post took 40 minutes.) Three big things today: What did I learn today? I am a Justin Guitar online student. Today I studied 10 … Continue reading →

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1/31/2024, Journal: Journey JF410 and Sears Roebuck Student Guitar

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Sienark

Let’s see if I can write a shorter journal entry tonight. Yesterday I purchased the very nice Bristol BM-16 guitar so why would I practice on the 7 year old Journey JF410 and the 54 year old Sears Roebuck student … Continue reading →

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Bristol BM-16 and Elixir Nanoweb Strings Review

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Sienark

Today was revelatory. I “discovered” Elixir Nanoweb strings and a fine used guitar, the Bristol BM-16. By the way the Bristol BM-16 is a 000 size guitar. It’s just a bit smaller than a dreadnaught sized guitar. Although I am … Continue reading →

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Dry Humidity Hurting my Guitars

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Sienark

Does Low Humidity Cause Permanent Guitar Damage? I believe short term low humidity won’t kill my guitars. But leaving them unattended for a winter of low humidity might damage them enough to require a luthier’s repairs. I’m not an expert … Continue reading →

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1/29/2024, Journal: 60 Minutes of Practice then Old Town School Class

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Sienark

Busy day. I’ll try to be brief. (OK, this isn’t terribly brief.) A Few Points to Begin: Chat with Steve O. Steve called. An old friend moving away from Chicago. He was surprised/pleased to hear that I was playing/practicing guitar. … Continue reading →

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1/28/2024, Journal: NFL Playoffs and a Dash of Guitar

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Sienark

Yes, it’s NFL playoffs time. I watched the 49’ers beat Detroit and the K.C. Chiefs beat the Ravens. I was hoping the Detroit Lions would make the Super Bowl. And yet, I still found time to play guitar at the … Continue reading →

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