[hb]

I have read in guitar instruction books that the Middle 'C' on a guitar in correlation to the piano is the low C, ie. 5th string-3rd fret. Then they say although this is the middle C, it sounds an octave lower, which indeed, it does. Why is not the "Middle C" on the guitar an octave higher which would be the same tone as the piano? What's this all about? I have noticed that when a play a tune from piano sheet music, the song sounds much "lower" than what I think it should be. Should I take the piano music and try to move it up an octave? I hope not as this would put me in no-man's land on the fret board.
thanks,
hb