Free carrying case. Four fine tuners. Featherweight case with strap and carrying handle. Pear wood fingerboard. Rosin. Accessory colors/style may vary.

Here are some hints to help keep your violin in tune:

1. Although the violins come with a bridge, it is not installed. Installing a bridge should not be too difficult, but if you have a problem, please email us. The bridge has to be installed for the violin to play correctly.
2. Strings do tend to slip and lose their tune on a new violin because they need to stretch. If this happens, just give it time. This does NOT mean that the violin is de

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The Hammered Dulcimer What the dulcimer is, is a stringed instrument that has perceived to be an ancestor to the modern piano. It possesses a number of courses of between two and five strings for each note, and they are stretched across a shallow trapezoid shaped box that is made out of wood. Players are [...]

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Bucking – Bucking is characterized by the cancellation of one frequency component or signal by another signal that has the equal amount of amplitude but an opposite polarity. Capo – Short for capotasto, a Capo is a moveable bar that is attached to the finger board of any fretted instrument which allows the pitch of [...]

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Meisel violins have been around since 1659, predating Paganini and even Beethoven. The Meisel name is still synonymous with solid workmanship and quality instruments at a reasonable price. Students or professionals can find the right violin for them in Meisel’s product line. All Meisel stringed instruments exceed the specifications set out by the National Association [...]

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The best deal you\’ll find in a great acoustic guitar, the Jasmine S35 features a Spruce top and Mahogany back & sides with a satin finish. Contemporary styling and time-tested construction methods produce an instrument that is built to last and, most importantly, sounds powerful and clean on all strings, from treble to bass. Chrome covered tuning machines and a rosewood fretboard are also featured.

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The world-famous °Hal Leonard Guitar Method° has taught millions of people to play. Now learning will be even easier, thanks to this great Digital Video Disc! Designed for anyone just learning to play electric or acoustic guitar, it covers: tuning, identifying the parts of the guitar, reading both standard notation and tablature, playing chords, strumming and picking, improvising basic rock solos and lots more. It features great camera angles, helpful on-screen music, guitar diagrams, hand-position close-ups, and the °navigational freedom that only a DVD can provide°, so you can go straigh

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If it is time for you to change the strings on your guitar, then you need to know what tools and equipment you need and also have an understanding of the process involved. The following guide is designed to help you remove the sixth string so that you can change the string on your acoustic [...]

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If you are in the market for a new acoustic guitar, and you have never played before, then there are a lot of considerations that you are going to need to make. The reason for this is because there are a myriad of different acoustic guitars out there, each providing something unique. Finding the right [...]

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The world\’s first harmonica designed especially for Blues, the Blues harp features a wood body for natural tone, powerful reeds for deep, gutsy note bending and sturdy covers that allow airtight hand control. 10 single holes, 20 reeds. Due to …

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The first thing you think of when you think about acoustic instruments is likely the acoustic guitar. What most people do not know is that “acoustic guitar” is a retronym. Until electric guitars were invented, they were simply called guitars. The differentiation was necessary upon the invention and adoption of the electric guitar. Something else [...]

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