Music Information |
|
Guitar Humidification
Problems with humidity can lead to heartbreak for the classical (or other) guitarist. Excessive humidity or dryness can ruin an instrument probably quicker than you think. You must always be aware of what conditions you are leaving your instrument, whether inside a guitar case or within a room or in the open. They should NEVER be left in the sun for any length of time. When guitars are built they are usually in an environment where the relative humidity of the room is kept constant, roughly around 50%. To be safe you ideally should keep your instrument around this mark though they are generally regarded as safe between 40%-70% as the upper and lower margins. Below or above this can be drastic for your instrument! An interesting example of anecdotal evidence of problems with humidity I've heard is with Ramirez guitars. Because they're made in Spain where the humidity is often above the 50% mark and are shipped to areas where the humidity is much lower with dry winter conditions, they can easily develop cracks and slits throughout the guitar. Having made an investment for such a beautiful guitar you¡¦d be mad not to invest in a relatively cheap system for keeping the humidity of your guitar constant, like a guitar humidifier case for example. The damage caused by too much humidity or of drying out your instrument can range from cracks, splits and shrinkage to warping and even snapping of the wood. There are many things you can do to prevent problems from the start. You know the old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." I would recommend keeping your house, or wherever you keep your instrument, at a constant temperature and humidity all year round. Next I would get a humidifier for my guitar case, whether one sold commercially which releases moisture slowly and attaches to the inside of your case, or a home-made one which could consist of a wet cloth (be careful not to let it touch your instrument as it may damage the wood). Another thing to invest in is a "hygrometer", which is an instrument that will keep track of humidity, or lack of it in your guitar case. As mentioned above, some guitar cases are made with these things as standard. If you follow these few simple rules and keep an eye out for changes in temperature and humidity conditions it shouldn't be hard to keep your instrument in good order. Trevor Maurice is an Australian, living in beautiful seaside Maroubra, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. He's been involved in playing guitar (mainly classical) for longer than he cares to remember and has also taught the instrument for many years. He is teacher trained, having a Diploma of Education (Majoring in music) He has also taught Primary (Elementary) school for many years and had a long-held dream to build a quality website for the classical guitar that is of use to anyone even slightly interested in this beautiful instrument. He has now made that dream a reality with the highly rated... http://www.learnclassicalguitar.com/index.html
MORE RESOURCES: Russian Music Goes East The Moscow Times Fauré: Complete Piano Music album review – fresh and revealing insights into a quiet radical The Guardian The Retro Music Genre That Will Change Your Life The New York Times What Is Music? Forbes Billboard Hot 100™ Billboard Beyoncé Shifts into Country Music – The Dickinsonian The Dickinsonian Biden's NYC fundraiser with Obama and Clinton raised $25M, campaign says The Associated Press I³R Launches Music Competition to Capture the Spirit of Innovation University of Arkansas Newswire Opinion | See music heroes before they die - The Washington Post The Washington Post Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters denounce Biden as 'war criminal' outside star-studded, $25M Radio City fundraiser New York Post Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music The Associated Press Calvin Harris Defends His Ultra Music Festival 2024 Set: ‘Whatever I Do Is Gonna Piss You Off’ Rolling Stone Q&A — Slow Joy Talks Trusting Your Instincts and Playing Loud Rock Music Ahead of Black Buzzard Show 303 Magazine Lady Gaga Says She’s ‘Writing Some of My Best Music’ as She Celebrates Her Birthday Rolling Stone Metro Boomin Is Headed to No. 1 (Again). Here's a Guide to His Music. The New York Times The Music That Made Us The New York Times Laurie Anderson Q&A: Candid Reflections From the Music Pioneer on Releasing Rage, Yoko Ono, and Amelia ... The Stranger Musical Bingo Supports Community Music In the Twin Ports FOX 21 Online Sounds of Music, Etc. National Review Out Now: Lillian Werbin The Bluegrass Situation 'The whole world comes to us': Georgia's largest music festival returns to Hostess City WJCL News Savannah Spotify to Add New Features for Universal Music Artists The Wall Street Journal The Jacobs School of Music starts a new chapter with 'Star on the Rise: La Bayadère... Reimagined!' Indiana Daily Student Enoch's Pub added to Northeast Louisiana Music Trail The News Star Hipgnosis Songs Fund Overstated Revenue, Earnings & Its Stakes in Music Catalogs, Says New Report Billboard Mesa Music Festival returns to downtown in April | Mesa Independent Daily Independent Behind the music: Christian Sanchez, manager of Vanguard tulsapeople.com Talkin' Music: Handmade Moments - Paonia KVNF Public Radio 2024 CMT Music Awards: Little Big Town and Sugarland to Perform Together Entertainment Tonight SFSU alum dips into music, writing, community – Golden Gate Xpress Golden Gate Xpress Chattanooga Live Music Upcoming Events The Chattanoogan Rock star blames ‘huge prejudice’ toward genre of music for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exclusion cleveland.com A Ukrainian classical music editor goes to war VAN Magazine BMI Honors Gospel Stars at 2024 Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Music Connection Magazine Little Big Town + Sugarland to reunite onstage at 2024 CMT Music Awards – KIK-FM 100.7 KIK-FM 100.7 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now The New York Times Catonsville music store owners remember Bill Higgins as visionary, kind Baltimore Fishbowl What the Diddy raid reveals about the music industry FOX 11 Los Angeles Stephen Adams, Who Made Yale Music School Tuition-Free, Dies at 86 The New York Times A Guide to Live Music Spots in Montclair + Essex County The Montclair Girl On The Steel Woods Deciding to Cease Touring - Saving Country Music Strings Music Festival captures student lives, perspectives in school-based songwriting program Steamboat Pilot & Today THSO performs "Music of the Heavens" on April 6 Terre Haute Tribune Star Community events in San Diego County: From Tequila and Taco Music Festival to Spring Fling Street Fair The San Diego Union-Tribune Free summer program helping NYC high school students start music career PIX11 New York News The Flaming Lips to headline Bellevue's Outlandia Music Festival in August Omaha World-Herald Wiz: A Sudanese Musical Icon's New Chapter with Rotana Music - The Source The Source Magazine Buffalo Grass Fest is full of all things music on April 7 at LHUCA KLBK | KAMC | EverythingLubbock.com |
RELATED ARTICLES
What Works Best in New Age Piano Improvisation Many students want to know how to improvise. What they really want to know is how to be able to keep an improvisation going. All About Eminem Marshall Mathers, was born October 17, 72, and could be by far the most notorious and recognised rap music musicians of this age, having the alias Slimshady. Slim Shady is perhaps best known for being one of the very few influencial white rappers in the hip hop industry, and not only one of the most critically acclaimed. Chords or Melody First... Which is Best? There are basically two ways you can compose a piece of music. The first and most traditional way is to write out the melody and then harmonize it. The Three 8 Mile Battles Three battles at the end of the 8 Mile movie made Jimmy Smith aka B. Rabbit a reputation in the rap arena. How the Internet Helps Musicians Everyone talks about the negative impact of the Internet on the music business. Illegal file sharing and copyright violations have decimated the profits in the industry. CD Clubs: How to Get the Best Deals Online (1) The BMG Music Service offers the best deal you'll find -- 11 CDs for the price of shipping ($2.79 each) when you buy one CD at full club price, which is typically about $15 plus shipping. The Time Machine Exist! We call it music, ever noticed how vividly music triggers memory?The music start and instantly we remember who we were with, where we were, what we were doing. And a whole range of emotions to back them up. Live Music! "Live music." That common saying may contain some truth, but these days the word "live" is having less and less to do with music. Learn to Play the Piano Rocket Piano is a very professionally done piano lesson package. It includes a number of ebooks, audio tracks, and video tracks to support the instructional material. How to Buy an Electric Guitar For most of us, making any major purchase, such as a new refrigerator, or a new car, is a cacophony of options and confusion; do we want the silver one or the black one? How much can we afford to spend? Will it last over time? If nothing else, we at least know what we need these appliances to do: the microwave needs to make the food hot quickly, the car needs to get us from one place to the other without breaking down. When confronted with the purchase of a new guitar, even experienced guitarists can have trouble deciding what exactly they want and need. Learn to Read Music Online If you or anyone you know wants to learn to read music, it's a lot easier to do than it used to be. The Internet gives us all access to almost unlimited information, and can deliver an incredible array of products and tools right to our desktops. Automatic Control of Chords CORRECT PRACTICE IS INDISPENSABLE!Your success or failure at the keyboard may well hinge on how quickly and accurately you can memorize a new chord. To be really efficient at this you must use your eyes, your ears, and the muscles of your hands. How to Find Musical Ideas The Russian Composer Igor Stravinsky once said: " A good composer does not imitate; he steals."I think what he meant by this is that it's OK to use a technique developed by another and make it your own. Why Do Music Lovers Still Prefer to Buy Records? In the late 1940's, the 45-RPM record replaced the 78-RPM record. The 45 was smaller, less breakable and could be made and sold more cheaply. 10 Top Reasons You Should Learn to Play Chord Piano There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons why you should learn enough chords to be able to "chord a song" at the piano. By "chord a song", I mean the ability to play 3 or 4 chords on the piano in some sort of rhythm while you or someone else sings the tune. Musical Improvisation Basics - Four Strategies For Playing Wrong Notes While it probably doesn't seem like this would help - let's face it - if you are unwilling to play a lot of wrong notes, you're never going to learn how to do anything hard. And improvising is hard! It isn't something that you can do safely, with the assurance that you will look good while trying to get good at it. Ouch, It Hurts When I Sing! When I first set out to write this article about voice problems in singers, I was looking for two experts from contrasting fields of medicine - "medical" and "holistic". What I found, instead, in the first practitioner that I interviewed, was a delightful mixture of the two. Solid-Bodied Gretsch Corvette Guitar The Solid-bodied Corvette (not to be confused with the Corvette hollow-body arch-top electric, produced from 1955-1959) was Gretsch's answer to the Les Paul Jr. by Gibson. Buying A Guitar There are many things to consider when buying a new classical guitar. For instance, whether or not you are a beginner or seasoned professional will determine just what you are looking for and how much you are willing to spend. How to Get Past Creative Blocks When I first began playing the piano and improvising, there were times when the music just wouldn't flow. No matter what I did, I couldn't make it go any further. |
home | site map |
© 2006 |