With my Fender Strat: SSS pickups, the D string p/you magnets are raised above the plastic, all other magnets are flush with plastic. Is this normal? Is it a problem?

You just need to push down on your fingertips as hard as you can to make a clean sound. It takes some practice.

Follow up with medical professional. Endocrinology is complex and as such, results should be reviewed and plan should be guided by a medical professional. This site is educational and not...

That actually means that you can press the other string on the third fret and tune the string you want to tune to the same tone. To be more specific:...

The note on the fourth string is a G (in the key of F). The tuning is (E,F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, D).

Use a safety pin to slowly pick you way through the knots. This takes patience, but it can be done. If that doesn't work, you may have to cut out...