So, with all the parts that work together to transfer the sound of the guitar strings through the soundboard to get amplified by the hollow body of the guitar, you may be wondering how the notes reach your ears without sounding muffled. The answer: The guitar’s soundhole! The soundhole ...
There used to be two kinds of ukuleles: pressed cardboard junk for less than $50, and professional quality beauties for over $500. Now there is a third option – theFluke, a half-plastic, half-wood ukulele that costs half that. As soon as my fingers hit the cute-as-a-bug instrument...
Ukuleles are also much smaller than guitars, and they tend to be easier to play. Because ukuleles have fewer strings, they are able to play fewer notes, which makes them a bit easier to master for anyone who is new to learning music. On the other hand, most people who can already pl...
A guitar neck is supposed to be close to perfectly straight, but not quite. Assuming the guitar is strung and tuned to pitch, it should have a slight dip in the middle (around the 8th fret). That dip is measurable and we call it "neck relief". If a neck has a dip in the middle...
As far as parts go, usually you can get replacement strings off of the company, though when I purchased my gold tone banjo ukulele for my own work it did come with a few extras. I think it was some sort of promotional deal though. ...
I used a banjo to add some simple notes to a friend's song once. He had a banjo, and he wanted someone who didn't know a lot about playing one to pick out a simple melody, just for the unique sound of it. He didn't want to use a professional banjo player, because he knew ...