Summa Kitharologica, Volume 1 The Physiology of Guitar Playing: Functional Anato

The typeface is so small that the book is entirely unreadable. When I tried to return it I was told that it was too late; it was the last day to return, but they day was not over. Amazon should be ashamed of themselves. This is a total ripoff.

Nice book.

This book explains physiology of Classical Guitar playing with medical background so it's very revealing for any serious CG guitar player. The description of human anatomy needs some effort to understand, the medical nomenclature was very difficult for those who never have a biology background.The 'technical' imperfection on this book is in nail photo (Photo 1-2) on p.55. Ricardo's nail captured out of focus, so it's difficult to see the explanation given by that photo. Other thing was fine.I thought it's good for advanced player and teacher but not for beginner.

Five stars for Ricardo Iznaola and the content he has created here. I'm a huge fan of everything that Iznaola has written. I only wish I could get some lessons with him.Mel Bay, however, gets 0 stars for their editorial work. There are numerous typos in the section on Right Hand Framing; I've verified 3 with the author. I'm particularly harsh with Mel Bay here because I actually purchased this product using a coupon they gave me for reporting typos in another product of theirs. They desperately need to improve their editorial process.

This review is for the Kindle version of the book and not the content of the book itself. The Kindle version appears to be just a scan. You can't increase the text size and it doesn't work when the phone is in a landscape orientation. The text is miniscule. Get the hard copy instead.

Very important book for a serious classical guitarist. Suggested to buy.