Before I moved to North Carolina I got rid of the cabinet I had modified to keep my guitars humidified during New England winters. I sold many instruments to prepare for the move and now have fewer that would need humidification. And, North Carolina — do I even need to…
My wife and I did it. We moved from Massachusetts to North Carolina. Although there were many stressful aspects of the move, the one of most concern to me was how do I get my musical instruments safely to our new home. You might find yourself in the same situation…
I’ve been selling gear and reviewing what to keep and what I’ve let go. Here’s the gear I no longer own. There was nothing wrong with the items I sold or traded. I was just done with them for one reason or another. I’ve regretted getting rid of some of…
Goodbye to my Ami Parlor Guitar About 10 years ago I stopped at a Daddy’s Junky Music store in Boston and discovered the Ami parlor guitar by Arts & Lutherie, one of the Godin family of guitar companies. When I first saw the guitar I was impressed that such a…
My wife and I are selling our house and moving south. Because we expect our next home to be much smaller, I’ve been selling some of my gear. This is the “downsizing” you hear about among retired people. I loved all my gear but I had acquired quite a few items…
Guitars with lower bout widths of 15 inches or less are in general based on classic designs and designations from Martin. Part II of this guide to acoustic guitar sizes looks at guitars with lower bouts greater than 15 inches wide. Things are not as clear cut here as with…
Acoustic guitars come in a wide variety of sizes from really small to huge. You might not know whether a “Grand Concert” sized guitar is a small or a large guitar. How big is “00” sized guitar and how does it compare to a L-00. For that matter, should you…
Tricone Resonators Before I begin today’s post about the value alternatives to expensive high end resonator guitars that are available to you I wanted to show you something that is no longer available except used, probably vintage. A tricone squareneck by National as they were originally made with a hollow…
I like small guitars and I talk a lot about them on these pages. But big guitars are nice too. I find dreadnoughts uncomfortable to play. But that’s me. And that has little to do with how they sound. So if you love your dreadnought, don’t mind me. Still, if…
I’ve been recently posting comparisons between well known brand name guitar models and less expensive alternatives made to copy the expensive models. Last week I reviewed 000/OM sized guitars. Not surprisingly, I’ve mostly covered medium to small sized guitars, my preference, and omitted larger sized guitars. Maybe soon I’ll cover…
