Accessories

Acoustic Guitar Strings

2013-10-082016-10-27
Accessories, Guitars, History, Innovation, Strings

When I was a kid my local music store stocked one brand of guitar string, Black Diamond. I had two choices for string gauge. Although… Read More »Acoustic Guitar Strings

Guitar Case Humidifier Systems

2013-09-132016-12-03
Accessories, Guitars, How to, Humidity

The humidity and temperature are both high in the Boston area as I write this blog. It’s mid September and we’re having a summer refresher… Read More »Guitar Case Humidifier Systems

Picky – The Thumb

2013-02-032013-02-04
Accessories, How to

I started a series on guitar picks more than a year ago. I always intended to complete the series with a post about thumb picks.… Read More »Picky – The Thumb

Baritone Ukulele Strings with Mixture of Stainless Flatwound and Plain Nylon

2012-10-242016-10-18
Accessories, How to, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

I was fascinated to discover ukulele strings composed of two stainless steel flatwound strings for the 4th and 3rd strings. These were combined with two… Read More »Baritone Ukulele Strings with Mixture of Stainless Flatwound and Plain Nylon

C Tuning with Low G on Baritone, All Plain Strings

2012-10-232016-10-18
Accessories, How to, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

Southcoast Ukulele makes a nylon set of strings for baritone ukuleles with no wound strings (i.e., all plain strings). I have had these on my… Read More »C Tuning with Low G on Baritone, All Plain Strings

Aquila Red Series Ukulele Strings – Low G

2012-10-192016-11-03
Accessories, How to, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

I describe the Aquila Low G string I put on my new Tenor Ukulele in the following video. You can also get a Red Series C… Read More »Aquila Red Series Ukulele Strings – Low G

Chrome Browser Apps for Musicians

2012-09-072012-09-07
Accessories, Guitars, How to, Other Instruments, Software, Ukulele

I recently reviewed iPad apps for musicians. I’ve also mentioned Android apps I use on my smartphone such as gStrings, a chromatic tuner I always… Read More »Chrome Browser Apps for Musicians

Snark Super Tight All Instrument Tuner (SN-8)

Chromatic Tuners, Old and New

2012-08-202012-08-20
Accessories, How to, Ukulele

Chromatic Tuners, Old and New Until 1994 I generally tuned my guitar so it was in tune with itself, but rarely tuned it to some… Read More »Chromatic Tuners, Old and New

Ukulele Strings, Tunings and Technology

2012-08-132016-10-27
Accessories, History, How to, Innovation, Other Instruments, Strings, Ukulele

Whenever I got a new guitar I used to spend some time trying to find the perfect set of strings for the instrument. This could… Read More »Ukulele Strings, Tunings and Technology

iPad Apps for Musicians

2012-07-172012-07-17
Accessories, Guitars, How to, Other Instruments, Software

Android, iPhone, iPad and HTML 5 apps are changing the landscape for us amateur musicians by providing inexpensive (often free) apps to all our devices. I… Read More »iPad Apps for Musicians