by musicsorb | Jan 8, 2014 | Piano talks
By John G Taylor The premise of “Grand Piano,” a new film from “Speed” director Brian De Palma, is enough to give any musician sweaty palms. Tom Selznick, played by Elijah Wood, is a concert pianist (“the new Rachmaninov” according to the trailer) who suffers from... 
by musicsorb | Jan 8, 2014 | Piano talks, Wood Instruments
By John G. Taylor Piano players have it easy. It might not always feel that way, but if you’ve ever watched a violinist take his case to the bathroom because he didn’t want leave it behind, or seen a cellist drag her instrument through an airport—then watched the look... 
by musicsorb | Jan 8, 2014 | Piano talks, Wood Instruments
by John G. Taylor An engineer from Mexico has developed an evil plan. He’s plotting to replace us. Miguel Adad Martinez Genis, a graduate of Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute and now a member of the insitutes’ Interdisciplinary Engineering and Advanced... 
by musicsorb | Nov 23, 2013 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Wood Instruments
Controlling the relative humidity of your wooden instrument is vital, whether it be a piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, string bass, or dulcimer. You have several ways to control humidity if you do not use Music Sorb . Install humidifiers and dehumidifiers in a... by musicsorb | Oct 25, 2013 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Wood Instruments
I like the statement in a video that I watched lately: “At the factory, all the incompetent people in the thermometer department are sent to the hygrometer department.” You may have been thinking of buying or have bought a hygrometer to measure the humidity around... 
