by musicsorb | Oct 10, 2014 | Guitar talks, Wood Instruments
The BBC recently broadcast D. A. Pennebaker’s 1973 film of David Bowie’s last Ziggy Stardust concert. You can see it above. It’s a remarkable piece of early seventies rock with Bowie in his androgynous prime and Mick Ronson blowing away the audience with aching... 
by musicsorb | Oct 6, 2014 | Violin talks, Wood Instruments
It could have happened to anyone. It happened to Mark O’Connor. As he prepared to play his Improvised Violin Concerto with the Augustana Orchestra during the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival, he turned suddenly. His violin was resting on a counter, but its... 
by musicsorb | Oct 4, 2014 | Guitar talks
As campaigns go, it’s not exactly up there with saving the rainforests, ending global warming or squishing malaria mosquitoes, but the attempt, proposed by some guitar manufacturers, to force music stores to standardize their temperature and humidity levels is... 
by musicsorb | Sep 12, 2014 | Guitar talks, Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Wood Instruments
…and That Goes for Any Wood Instrument Whichever kind of wooden instrument you play, there’s always a special place to play it. Acoustic guitars might sound great on stage, but they fit so much better at the edge of a fire on the beach or on a rocking chair on the... 
by musicsorb | Sep 10, 2014 | Guitar talks, Humidity Control for Musical Instruments
By MusicSorbOnLine.com In “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” Amy Chua describes how she would force her children to sit at the piano and practice. It’s an account that reads like something from a horror film and you wonder how, left alone to practice scales, the... 
by musicsorb | Sep 7, 2014 | Guitar talks, Humidity Control for Musical Instruments
If you’re not going to use it for a while, the best place to keep your guitar (or other instrument) is inside a hard case, detuned, and with something to maintain a steady level of humidity. For those of us who prefer to reach for our guitars and practice a tune at a... 
by musicsorb | Sep 6, 2014 | Guitar talks, Humidity Control for Musical Instruments
By MusicSorbOnLine.com Pick up an acoustic guitar and you can’t help but notice how fragile it feels. While an electric guitar might have a solid body that looks it can take a few knocks, an acoustic guitar is all fragile wood, thin lacquer and impossibly subtle... 
by musicsorb | Aug 19, 2014 | Cello talks, Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Wood Instruments
When you own a delicate musical instrument, such as cellos and upright basses, proper maintenance is mandatory, and sometimes the instructions to perform said maintenance are not as clear and as easy as you would like them to be. Sit back as we travel through 4... 
by musicsorb | Aug 18, 2014 | Guitar talks, Humidity Control for Musical Instruments
If you love your guitar (be it electric, acoustic, or classical) and you are willing to do anything it takes to properly maintain it, the following article is what you’re looking for. I will guide you through 4 easy tips that will explain what you need to do in order... 
by musicsorb | Aug 12, 2014 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Violin talks
Temperature and humidity levels vary dramatically from summer to winter and there is nothing you can do about it. What you can do, however, is control the subsets of your environment such as your house, office etc. according to your convenience and comfort. You do... 
