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March 20th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, Guitars
The Bridge
The bridge of a guitar is found between the middle and the end of the body, though generally very near the end of the body. Depending on your guitar, your strings may originate at the bridge, or they may just be supported by it. Most guitar bridges are capable of being raised or lowered [...]
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How to Get Acoustic Instruments Repaired When attempting to repair your acoustic instrument, you should exercise caution. Doing basic information by yourself is not all that difficult, but you can also easily damage a guitar or other acoustic instrument if you are not careful. If there is any doubt at all in your mind, you should...... -
Correctly Stringing Your Guitar When it comes to stringing your guitar, proper technique can go a long way towards the creation of long, natural sustain. This improvement in sound can not be produced by electronic means; it can only come from a guitar that has been properly setup. There are common mistakes made when...... -
Acoustic Guitar Basics 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...... -
Acoustic Musical Instruments Glossary Action - This is a term that is used to describe how a musical instrument plays. The use of this term is highly varied within the industry, but the general sense that it refers to is the playability of the instrument or how well it functions on a mechanical level....... -
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,......
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December 19th, 2009 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, Instrument History
December 3rd, 2009 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, Instrument History, harmonica
A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument that is played by blowing air in or drawing air out by placing the lips over the individual holes or reed chambers, or multiple holes or reed chambers at once. The pressure that is caused by blowing into the harmonica or drawing air out of the harmonica [...]
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Styles of the Ukulele In the simplest sense, the ukulele is a very small guitar like musical instrument that originally came from Madeira, an island in Portugal. This instrument was originally known as Braguinha in Portuguese, until travelers left Portugal in 1879 bound for Hawaii, showing craftsmen the unique instrument. Hawaiian craftsmen were quickly...... -
How to Find Rare Acoustic Musical Instruments It's not difficult to learn how to find rare acoustic musical instruments. But it can be difficult narrowing down your choices from all the interesting types of instruments you'll find. Whether you're looking for rare types of instruments like a zither or a lute, or rare vintage items like an...... -
The Harmonica in American History The Harmonica was not originally developed in America, but rather saw the beginning of life in Germany. However, the Harmonica has a rich history in North America, and contributed heavily to the history of music in America as well. Hohner began to manufacture harmonicas in 1857, and shortly after this...... -
Which Acoustic Instrument is Best for Beginners? Have you decided to take up an acoustic musical instrument, but you are not sure which acoustic instrument is best for beginners? When deciding to purchase an acoustic musical instrument, there are a number of different factors that will put influence on your buying decision, including which are easy and...... -
Wind Instruments Guide 101 pt 2 Here is a guide to some of the more common and more interesting wind instruments. Some of these instruments are common place in the United States and others have a decidedly more worldly origin. Bugle The bugle is a type of wind instrument that does not actually contain any valves......
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December 3rd, 2009 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, Bassoon, For Beginners, Instrument History
The bassoon is by far one of the lowest sounding members of the woodwind family of acoustic musical instruments, and it is also perceived by many to be one of the most versatile. The double reed nature of the bassoon gives it a quality that is rich and slightly buzzing in the lower notes, and [...]
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A Look at the Lyre The lyre is a type of stringed musical instrument that is well known for having been used widely in classical antiquity as well as later on. The recitations made by the Ancient Greeks were often accompanied by playing the Lyre. The Lyre known of in classical Antiquity was typically played...... -
Brief History of Concertinas A concertina is a free reed acoustic musical instrument, falling in the same family as the accordion and the harmonica. The concertina musical instrument has buttons and bellows much in the same was as an accordion does, however the buttons typically exist on both ends rather than just on a...... -
The History of the Harpsichord The history of the Harpsichord can be traced back to the 15th century, but the instrument actually got its start from the psaltery, which was a stringed instrument that the player held upright to pluck its strings (unlike the dulcimer which rested on the player's lap so the strings could...... -
Brief History of the Sitar The sitar is a plucked string instrument that uses sympathetic strings and a long hollow neck along with a gourd resonating chamber in order to produce a very rich musical sound along with a complex harmonic resonance. The Sitar is predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, but has been used......
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