Ten Years of Dan Loves Guitars
The tenth anniversary of danlovesguitars.com is today, Wednesday, 2020-07-08. Ten years ago, I hadn’t quite fully retired but was no longer working as a scientist,… Read More »Ten Years of Dan Loves Guitars
Stories
I’ve Got The Introverted, Quarantined Blues
Original Lyrics by me (Dan of DanLovesGuitars.com) Early this morning while still lying in bed, The following lyrics popped into my head Sorry, my mind… Read More »I’ve Got The Introverted, Quarantined Blues
Goodbye to my Ami Parlor Guitar
Goodbye to my Ami Parlor Guitar About 10 years ago I stopped at a Daddy’s Junky Music store in Boston and discovered the Ami parlor… Read More »Goodbye to my Ami Parlor Guitar
Goodbye to my Stella by Harmony Mandolin
Last post I said goodbye to my Gibson LG-1 guitar. Today it’s time to say so long to my Stella Harmony mandolin. I sold it… Read More »Goodbye to my Stella by Harmony Mandolin
Goodbye to my Gibson LG-1
My wife and I are selling our house and moving south. Because we expect our next home to be much smaller, I’ve been selling some of… Read More »Goodbye to my Gibson LG-1
Guitar Strings – History, Technology
Most of us have probably heard that guitars once were strung with catgut strings but unless you are into early music, you probably don’t have… Read More »Guitar Strings – History, Technology
My First Guitar Book
How did you learn guitar? Did you take lessons? Or were you self-taught? I took four extremely worthless lessons after I had already been playing… Read More »My First Guitar Book
World’s Fair without a Guitar
Vacation used to be a stressful time for me. Oh, I looked forward to vacation like anyone else. But if the vacation plans included travel… Read More »World’s Fair without a Guitar
My First Dream Guitar
Dream Guitar: A guitar you dream about owning or playing. Most guitarists dream about many different guitars during their life. The guitars we wish for… Read More »My First Dream Guitar
How I got the bug
The event that led to my lifelong passion for guitars occurred on New Years Eve in 1958. I would be ten in a few months.… Read More »How I got the bug
