by musicsorb | Jul 29, 2015 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Wood Instruments
It’s strange to think of inanimate objects passing through a process of evolution, becoming better at what they do and finding their own little niche, but when it comes to musical instruments that’s exactly what happens. You only have to compare today’s piano to the...
by musicsorb | Nov 11, 2014 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Piano talks, Wood Instruments
You Can’t Pack A Piano, But You Can Protect It When it comes to looking after their instruments, owners of guitars, violins, cellos and other instruments made of wood have it relatively easy. Sure, when they carry their instruments around, they run the risk of...
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...