instruments
All about musical instruments, their tunes, and the people that play them.
The Voice of the Beast
It’s always unintentionally that one stumbles across the greatest treasure. Though some may say that it’s actually trash, a true hunter knows the potential trashy items contain. This particular treasure was hidden behind a counter, a tag looped around it’s tuning pegs that dictated its cost was “$21 as is”. I was immediately drawn to it despite the fact that it was visibly and blatantly broken.
By Guillermo Jatzek5 years ago in Beat
Do You Know How to play Flute
The flute is a wind instrument without any reed or string. The flute produces sound from air pressure. The origin of the flute dates back to more than 40 thousand years. Flutes are known to be one of the oldest identified musical instruments. There are various types of flutes available in the market, namely, cross flute (Indian), Chinese flute, Japanese Flute, Korean Flute, champagne flute, western concert flute etc. Historians have recorded bamboo flute to be the earliest of all.
By Anindita Mukherjee5 years ago in Beat
Big Papa's Guitar
I learned to play the guitar in prison. When I was seven. In the 1970’s, my father was the administrator of a minimum-security correctional facility called Camp Greene in Charlotte, North Carolina. Named for the Continental Army Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, it originally opened as an Army training camp in 1917 for troops deploying to fight in World War One. It closed as such in 1919 and later was deeded to the state. The old Army barracks were rejuvenated, and the camp became an installation to hold low risk male prisoners, many of whom were trustees and allowed to participate in a work-release program.
By Daniel McShane5 years ago in Beat
Percussion Instruments
The word “percussion” comes from the Latin for “to strike hard”, so percussion instruments are generally those that make a noise when they are hit. The most common means of doing this is with a beater or stick of some kind, but there are several variations on the theme. Instruments that are shaken, such as maracas, also count as percussion instruments.
By John Welford5 years ago in Beat
Best Synthetic Clarinet Reeds of 2021, Review and Ranking
Choosing a good clarinet reed is hard, especially when you are finding the right one for a concert or performance. The traditional cane reed does offer a good sound, however, it takes time and effort to select a good reed to play, and it does cost a lot of money and care.
By Clarinet U5 years ago in Beat
The Magic of the Open G
The Magic of the Open G (c) David Philip Ireland How to tune a guitar to and open G tuning I’ve been happy writing songs over the years and decades on my trusty six string acoustic guitar. Nothing fancy, just a good dreadnaught Tanglewood. Lightweight strings, regular tuning. Some good songs emerged, some successes here and there…and then came the lockdown.
By David Philip Ireland5 years ago in Beat
THE CLARINET: FROM THE ORIGINS TO THE FAMILY
The "chalumeau" or "primitive clarinet", derived from the cennamella, was a conical reed tube, pierced with seven holes and like the clarinet had a simple swing reed. The technique with which the reed was applied on the "chalumeau" did not allow the production of harmonics. Johann Christoph Denner was the inventor of the following transformations, so he is considered the father of the clarinet.
By Clarinet U5 years ago in Beat
WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE
BODY SHAPE The Fender Stratocasters modern, unique body shape (officially known as "Comfort Contour Body") was innovative for its time compared to flat guitars such as Telecaster. It's double cutaways allowed access to higher and lower frets with the same ease. Body shape, which was designed with players comfort in mind, has a distinctive curve on the upper back and a small ergonomic curve where the player's armrests.
By Guitar Amp5 years ago in Beat
