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 | Oct 31, 2014 | Curiosities, Guitar talks, Wood Instruments
The Unofficial Martin Guitar forum is a mine of interesting and inspiring information for anyone who owns a Martin guitar. Until you check out the thread on the worst guitar accidents. That’s just a collection of guitar horror stories, nightmares and worst-case... 
by musicsorb | Oct 30, 2014 | Curiosities, Guitar talks
So your guitar is dead. Humidity has bent the wood, heat has melted the glue and you dropped it down the stairs as a you were running from screaming fans — or just knocked it off the table while you were reaching for your water. What do you do now? Here are five ways... 
by musicsorb | Oct 12, 2014 | Guitar talks, Wood Instruments
Fat bellies. They happen to all of us, especially as we pile on the years, and there are things that we can do about them. We can workout and cut the carbs, add a mile to a run and cry off the cake. It’s always easier though to prevent a big belly than try to get rid... 
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...
