Textbook

 I will make "The Guitar Textbook" in English version this year(2005).

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• Q. I want to arrange for the guitar in the future. Can you give me some advice?
• A. Very helpful for arranging is being able to read music( scores, notation), I usually arrange from piano music. ( once in a blue moon I arrange by ear but for me, it is not the most accurate way to arrange for guitar.)

Ragtime

• Q. What make is your guitar ?
• A. I play a K. Yairi (double neck guitar),a J.W. Gallagher (Ragtime Special), a Gibson(ES-335), a M. Velazquez (Spanish Guitar) etc.

• Q. What kind is your double neck guitar's tuning?
• A.Top neck are nylon strings (regular tuning), Bottom neck are steel strings (1/2 step down tuning

• Q. Why do you play the double neck guitar?
• A. I like to play double neck guitar because this guitar has 2 different tones( nylon + steel ) and I can change key within the same tune.

• Q. In your performance do you use steel strings or nylon strings?
• A. I have the advantage of choosing whichever is appropriate for the tune because I play a double neck guitar which is strung with both nylon and steel.

• Q. Do you play a double neck guitar in the new book (CD)?
• A. I play(recording) a double neck guitar in it, but you can play single neck in it.

• Q. Will your new book include tabs?
• A. Yes, I include tabs for all the tunes.

• Q. How many CDs will the new recording be? Can the CDs be bought separately?
• A. It will be 4 CDs( a total of 55 tunes ) sold as a set only.

• Q. Will you sell your book and CDs as a set only?
• A. I will sell them separately but the book will be released first.