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If you pay attention to the way your fingers feels on the B string versus the G string when you’re bending, you’ll find your hand … Read more

When you tune an eight-string guitar down to F# standard and then pluck that lowest string it can cause a certain degree of panic. Instead … Read more

So there you are for the very first time stretching your hand across the neck of a seven-string guitar. Without thinking too much about it … Read more

A common beginning point for most musician is standard scale length. It is easy, comfortable, and good enough for playing in E position and feeling … Read more

If this sounds foreign, then you are probably used to standard tuning, which was most likely first one you were taught. It’s comfortabley. It makes … Read more

Starting from standard tuning, first loosen the low E string by a whole step into Drop D tuning. It gets darker and heavier sounding; you … Read more

Okay, so you know all the open chord forms, and your hands flow across the neck with ease when it comes to playing an A, … Read more

When you’ve just strung up some fresh guitar strings you might notice that low A sounds loose and high E is tight. That’s not because … Read more

But even after all that time spent voicing your pickups, polishing the finish, and sanding the fretboard…you’re not entirely happy with how it’s playing in … Read more

String tension might seem obvious; if I pull on it harder, it gets higher. But then how do I get that note correct? How can … Read more

A string wrapper’s number is not only an indication of thickness but also of its mass per unit of length. And that’s important because it … Read more

An open-end correction must be calculated for any individual that is calculating the pitch of a closed pipe. When a person blow across the end … Read more

Reed frequencies is the pitch that is produced by a reed as it begins to move. Reed frequency is a most important factor in the … Read more

Calculating an length of a pipe for building a musical instrument require determining the effective length of a pipe that use sound waves. However, a … Read more