As a child, did you ever wonder how your piano works? When you were supposed to be practicing scales were you really counting the never-ending keys. Or did you disobey your mother and poke your head under the hood and pluck at the strings like a guitar? If so, you probably have a crude understanding [...]
The harp is a stringed instrument found in variant forms all over the globe; its basic structure consists of a plane of strings situations perpendicular to the soundboard. Every contemporary harp is constructed with a neck resonator, but frame harps also include a forepillar. Those that do not have one are referred to as, “open [...]
Among the many divisions in the guitar family is that of flattop vs. archtop. Both terms are really quite self explanatory. A flattop guitar is one with a flat top, the part of the instrument usually referred to as the soundboard. The sound hole of a flattop guitar is found and placed under the instrument’s [...]
If one examines the average guitar, either electric or acoustic, one will find small raised bars running width-wise across the instrument’s neck. These bars are called frets, and they are placed on stringed instruments to allow the player to accurately and consistently determine where to depress a string in order to produce the desired note. [...]
The harp is one of the most ancient instruments that continues to prevail in today’s modern world. Its use dates back several centuries. Archaeologists and historians have confirmed the use of harps by the ancient Egyptians and Persians. The actual “invention” of the harp cannot, however, be pinned down to any one person or even [...]
So you’ve wanted to be a rock star since you were a kid, (maybe you’re still a kid), and you’ve decided that to be a rock star you need to learn to play the electric guitar. Problem is you really don’t know a lot about electric guitars, and if you’re going to buy one you [...]
The bridge is a part found on an acoustic guitar, the purpose of which is to act as a way of transferring the vibrations from the strings as they are plucked or strummed, to the soundboard itself. The soundboard then vibrates the air that is inside the hollow body of an acoustic guitar, and this [...]
The modern electric guitar is a distant product compared to its humbler origins, and prior to such modern developments and trends, and the increased use of synthetic materials, a guitar was simply defined as any instrument which had a long neck which was fretted, at the base of which was a soundboard with curved sides, [...]
Although there are several kinds of guitars the two main ones are the electric and the acoustic and even within these two categories there are many variations. The acoustic guitar is made of wood and the sound it produces depends upon the shape of the guitar and the strings. The body is usually hollow and [...]
Steinways are the absolute best in pianos. They are preferred by musicians and schools all over the world. Finding a licensed piano dealer in New Orleans, or any other specific place in the country, can be difficult because only so many are made each year, and there are only so many licensed dealers. Undoubtedly, Steinway [...]
