With the vast assortment violins to choose from, buying a new instrument can be quite a challenging endeavor. However, this task can be much easier if you do some research ahead of time. The following are some points to remember when buying a new or used violin. If you are purchasing the violin for your [...]

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• Introduction to Stringed Instruments, pt 2 In the last post in this series we started talking about stringed instruments and the different varieties. We listed plucked stringed instruments, and will now talk about instruments that are played by bowing, striking and other methods. Bowing is a method that is used with some string instruments, including the......
• Violin Buying Guide When it comes to searching for the ideal violin, both new players and experienced players are in similar situations. There are a number of different questions that need to be considered, including what expense can be parted with, what value exists, how well the instrument is made and if there......
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• Guide to Buying the Oboe Learning how to play a musical instrument can be an exciting and rewarding adventure. Finding the right instrument is an integral part of learning how to play beautiful music on this intriguing and exciting instrument. If your mission is to purchase a brand new oboe, then it is important to......
• Fiddling Instruments: A Primer pt 5 ... Continued from pt. 4 The Pontic Lira The Pontic lira is a lira that is slim and bottle shaped and that has a finger board upon which three steel strings can be stopped. All three of the steel strings are tuned into fourths. This instrument features a nut like......

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Just as there are many types of acoustic guitars, so are there many types of wood from which guitars may be made. It also matters in which part of the guitar the wood is to be used. Also as with many things, the skill of the craftsman, the design of the guitar, and the woods [...]

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• Tuning an Acoustic Guitar Tuning an acoustic guitar is absolutely vital when it comes to producing good sound. The following is a look at the simple instructions that are required for good guitar tuning. The open strings on a guitar range from the thickest to the thinnest. The thickest string is the E string,......
• Guitar Buying Advice Walk into any music store and you are bound to find an entire wall covered in guitars; including electric guitars, bass guitars, acoustic guitars and plenty of other specialty guitars as well. Purchasing your first guitar is not nearly as easy as choosing the most attractively designed instrument that you......
• Acoustic Guitar Buying Needs 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......
• Buying Guide to Dobros - Wooden Resonator Guitars Consult different buying guides for buying a Dobro, and you will find yourself getting different opinions from different people. Dobros are wooden body resonator guitars, which are a unique piece of musical history and an intriguing instrument for you to play. These Dobros do not have to be expensive, as......
• What are Acoustic Guitars Made Out Of? There are a number of different materials that are used for the purpose of constructing guitars. Let us take a look at a few of them. Mahogany When this wood is used as a guitar top, it has a low velocity of sound as compared to other woods, good density,......

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