an accoustic guitar and the case

Choosing an Acoustic Guitar Case

31/12/2020
James Wilson

Acoustic guitars are not cheap instruments, so they need proper and cautious handling to prevent any damage due to elements or impact, say from falling. They need some protective cover, and an acoustic guitar soft case is a perfect cover for the instrument. It would help if you used the case mostly while moving with your guitar held in your hands, but it is also an excellent way to ensure your guitar is safe at home. This is even more critical if your home has humid conditions and dry conditions from time to time.

Here are some considerations when choosing an acoustic guitar case:

Whether Flight Case, Gig Bag, or Hard Case

When buying an acoustic guitar case, the first decision is if you will buy a soft case (gig bag), a hard case, or a flight case.

Flight Cases

Whenever you have to fly with your guitar, a flight case is the best option. These offer more protection than gig bags and hard cases, thanks to their heavier material. You will also pay more for this case. They are not your ordinary guitar cases but are a bit extreme in heaviness, cost and offering protection but are necessary of you must protect your instruments well when traveling, especially on flights.

Gig Bags

You use a gig bag when you are to travel with your instrument when held in hand and will not at any moment be in the car trunk together with other things, weighty ones. The bag safeguards your bag from weather elements like rain and any minor scratches and invasions. However, If your guitar is a costly one, you would instead get a hard case.

Hard Cases

hard guitar caseWhen you know you will have to keep your guitar in the car trunk and be there with other things; you are better off buying a hard case. This kind of guitar box is best if you have others transport the guitar for you and are unsure how they will handle it.

If you are to have varying humidity, you may need to use a hard case with further inner elements, like Humidpaks, to ensure your guitar is to be kept in constant humidity levels. All the instruments that are of great value to you and you wish to protect are best carried in hard cases.

Choose the Best Fit and Material

Whenever you are buying a guitar case, especially a hard case and a flight case, you need to ensure the guitar perfectly fits in the case and will not move about when in the case. If you get the wrong size and the guitar moves around, it will get damaged if it falls or someone steps on it. Also, ensure the hard case or flight case material is solid enough and reliable not to give in to pressure, hence not protecting the instrument.…

well-tightened violin strings

Learning and Understanding the Three Main Types of Violin Strings

04/07/2018
Emile Potter

If you are a beginner violinist who requires some guidance on what type of violin strings to buy and use, then you need to have some hands-on knowledge about the three main types of the violin strings. Knowing and choosing the right violin string for your violin is usually very essential because it ensures that you’ll be able to play or use the violin to its full potential, which will drastically and positively improve your musical talent.

So before heading to purchase a violin string for your instrument. You need to know and well-understand your options. So let’s get familiar with the three main types of violin strings to help you make a sound decision.

Gut-Core Strings

These are the original violin strings that emerged. They are commonly known and referred to as the traditional violin strings because they were typically made from sheep intestines. These strings usually have very low tension producing a warmer and a more complex sound when played. Baroque musicians are the ones who commonly use these strings because they are professional violinists.

Besides all these, these strings have their demerits. They are lesshow to play a violin durable and more expensive. They are also sensitive to humidity and temperature changes which prone them to get out of tune periodically or at worst, break. These downs might be the reason why they are a good fit for use by professional violinists.

Synthetic Core Strings

These string types are a bit more popular among many musicians. Compared to the gut-core, they are much stable in the pitch they produce. They are also a bit cheaper than the gut-core and are more stable to humidity and temperature changes. Playing with this type of strings is much convenient that’s why they are preferable to most musicians. You can use them to play different genres of music without much hustle.

Steel Core Stringsstored violin

These types of strings were introduced as an alternative to gut-core strings. Metal, mostly steel or silver, is used to cover the core of the string. This makes them not prone to effects brought about by temperature and humidity fluctuations. They are easy to work with because they provide convenient tuning and have a very high tension to produce high pitch and excellent sound. They are common among beginner students. They are much more stable and are somewhat easier to learn than the other types. The sound they produce is not as warm as with the previous ones that’s why they are preferred for bluegrass, jazz and folk music.…