you probably didnt give enough string to be wound. Make sure your hand (at least) can fit between the string and neck, then wind it onto the tunning pegs.
i would beleive that the person who stole your shoes to be a bumb, maybe a hermit who lives on the mountain in a beetin down ice shack behind the trees behind a dumpster where he could find other treasures of half eaten hot dogs and dirty towels.
i think stairway to heaven is the ultimate song to play accoustic, nylon or steel. I havnt tried the solo part on an accoustic though, but the whole intro and begining is beautiful
i go private, but it isnt like a fancy private school. Its kind of welfare, we have 10 year old football pads we still use, and we dont need to wear shirt and tie, we just have dress guide lines