Beginner Acoustic Guitar Drills

I would love some guitar advice?

so I am a begginer at guitar and am learning the acoustic guitar on my own. Note that I already read music, and have been playing the piano for 11 years so I already know about chords and harmony and things like that, and do plan to become a music major in college (i’m 16). I do have a beginner guitar book, but I really want to know the ins and outs of guitar maintenance.I’m already good on tuning, so I don’t really need help on that, but is there any need to know things about maintaining my guitar. Like how do I know when the strings are no longer good, and how do I change them. Can I do it myself?

I also want to put on a guitar strap, but my guitar only has one button at the butt, is there a way to put on the strap without drilling a hole into the guitar

any other really important stuff I should know about the guitar would be great.

Replacing strings is really a personal preference thing. I have guitar players tell me all the time that they need to replace their strings at least once a week or some say once a month but, those folks prefer very bright sounding strings. I don’t. In fact, when I finally do change my strings, I’m usually very unhappy with the new strings for at least a month. In my opinion, they sound too tiny. I have been know to keep stings on my guitar for over a year. They always sound great for what I play. So, go figure. I can tell you this, it is important to clean your strings after each time you play with a soft cloth to keep them from getting all gunked up. Don’t try to drill a hole in your guitar unless you really know what you are doing. It can definitely affect the sound. If you insist on having another strap button, have a professional do it. But, you really do not need one. Fasten your strap to the head stock. It works just fine. One of the most important things you need to learn on the guitar is all of the chord positions. Buy Hal Leonard’s Picture Chord Encyclopedia.

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