| A distinct and important group of guitars is | | | | this player many options and do their best to |
| the left-handed guitar. The left-handed | | | | accommodate the left-handed guitar player. |
| guitar is held with the freeboard in the | | | | They are adding several new lines of |
| right hand and picking done with the left | | | | left-handed acoustic guitars including 6 or |
| hand. The strings are reversed, and the | | | | 12 strings, either metal or nonmetal. Many |
| guitar looks like a mirror image of a | | | | manufacturers offer left-handed players the |
| right-handed guitar. It can be purchased in | | | | option of specially ordering a specific |
| many styles and shapes. | | | | guitar. The price depends on a number of |
| | | | factors, including the quality of the |
| One thing you must consider is how available | | | | acoustics, the material body and visual |
| left-handed guitars are. Until recently, they | | | | appeal. Those with finished necks and |
| have been pretty hard to find, and although | | | | mahogany bodies are usually very expensive. |
| laws have been passed against discriminatory | | | | Guitars manufactured by left-handed guitar |
| practices like this, you're still going to | | | | specialists also cost more. Some |
| have some trouble located a left-handed | | | | manufacturers and music shops offer free |
| guitar is you're set on one particular style. | | | | lessons especially made for left-handed |
| | | | beginners. |
| However, good musical instruments | | | | |
| manufacturers make no assumptions, and are | | | | Martin, Gibson, Larrivé, Norman, Faith, |
| not biased toward only the right-handed | | | | Seagull, and Simon and Patrick rank among the |
| player. The left-handed player is equally | | | | leading guitar manufacturers in the world. |
| dear to them. They make it a point to give | | | | |