Guitar Stands

July 12th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Musical Instruments

Your home is always going to look better and appear to be neater when you have a place for everything, and you keep those things that might problematic in those places. Some things come with holders and stands, and other times, you have to go out and find something. When it comes to guitar stands, you have to look around to find the right one. They seem easy enough, and they all do the same things, but some are better than others and some simply won’t work in some situations. A Guitar Stand For The Road When you are buying guitar stands for the road, you have to come up with Click to Read More

Drum Kit

January 3rd, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Musical Instruments

I got my first drum kit when I was about 10 years old. Actually, it was more of a toy drum set. It was made out of plastic for the most part, and it was pretty flimsy, but I really liked it. I did not know anything about drum kits. All I knew that was that I loved to bang on things with stick and make loud noises. That, after all, is the fundamentals of being a drummer. You have to love noise. Otherwise, you’ll never get into it. By the time I was 13, however, I was ready for a more serious .. I had been practicing every day for well over a year, and even before that I was playing Click to Read More


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Key Board

December 20th, 2007 No Comments   Posted in Musical Instruments

Though I never really thought my brother’s old key board would be important one day, I am very glad that I saved it. It is not very big, and I don’t think it cost very much when he bought it, but it has actually come in very handy when I thought it was just a cheap toy that no one would ever use. My daughter has a love of music, and she knows many people who are in rock bands. This leads her to believe that she wants to be in a rock band one day too. She wanted to play a guitar, but at age three she just couldn’t handle it. Finally, I dug into my closet and found the key Click to Read More


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Acoustic Guitars

November 26th, 2007 No Comments   Posted in Musical Instruments

The guitar has been around in one form or another for centuries, and the principals behind how it works have been in use forever. The term “acoustic guitar” is a retronym, because all guitars were obviously acoustic. It wasn’t until the invention of the electric guitar that a distinction became necessary. Acoustic refers to a hollow-bodied guitar without electric amplification. Six strings composed of either nylon or steel produce corresponding frequencies of open notes E, A, D, G, B, and E. More Expensive Guitars The top plates of more expensive guitars are made of spruce or Click to Read More