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The Sidekick of Your Sound: A Deep Dive into Guitar Cables
Guitar cables might seem like the boring second-thought sidekick in your gear arsenal or wish-list, but they're the vital artery pumping your tone from instrument to amplifier. Skimp on them and you're inviting a tonal Bertolt Brecht tragedy.
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Piccolos - A Short Guide to Purchasing a New Instrument
There are a few things to consider when you are looking to purchase a new piccolo, whether you are new to the instrument or looking to up-grade from your student model. In this short guide we take a look at some of the factors you might take into account in your search to find the right instrument for you.
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The Canvas Beneath Your Strings: A Guide to Guitar Fingerboards
The guitar’s fingerboard, that essential stage where a guitarist's melodies and riffs take flight, is more than just a surface, it's a crucial element shaping both playability and tone.
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Saxophone Ligatures - Do they Make a Difference?
The difference that a mouthpiece can make to your overall sound is well documented and discussed, but the difference that the ligature can make is sometimes underestimated. Here, we look at how your choice of ligature could impact your sound and the response you get from your reed.
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Saxophone Mouthpieces - A Short Guide
When it comes to mouthpieces, it is easy to get bogged down, not only by the huge number of products in the marketplace, but also by the rather bewildering array of terminology from manufacturers surrounding mouthpiece construction and how this may affect tone quality. Here, we look at the fundamentals to consider when considering the purchase of a new mouthpiece for your saxophone.
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Tips for Testing a New Saxophone
The purchase of a new instrument should be an enjoyable and exciting process, but with so much choice on the market, it can also be a daunting one. Here, we have put together some tips on how you might go about testing saxophones to help you find the perfect instrument for you.
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Cane or Synthetic Reeds? Pros and Cons
Most clarinet and saxophone players will probably play on a reed made from cane. However, there are a growing number who are turning to synthetic reeds as a durable and consistent alternative. Here, we consider why you may choose one or the other, or maybe a mixture of the two.
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Give Back Friday 2024
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three incredible charities that align with our passion for music and its power to transform lives: Making Music, London Youth Choirs and Orchestra of the Swan.
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Tips for Testing a New Flute
Testing a new flute can seem like an overwhelming experience – what is the best way to test a new flute? Here, we’ve put together our top tips for testing an instrument to help you choose your perfect upgrade!
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Torrefaction: What is it & why you may want it
Torrefaction, done properly using selected wood used coupled with a well-engineered design, can produce great-sounding and durable guitars.
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Care & Maintenance: Humidity & Temperatures
With any high-quality solid wood instrument, humidity and temperature will be very important factors affecting the health and longevity of your guitar.
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Guitar Pickups: An Introduction
The guitar pickup is the defining element of the electric guitar, and the very first electrical element of the guitar's electrical signal chain.
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Choosing a new flute: Open Hole vs Closed Hole
The choice between playing on an open or closed hole flute is a preference, but as a flautist begins to advance, an open hole model becomes a more serious consideration when the time comes to upgrade from their student model. So, what is the difference and why might you choose one over the other?
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Give Back Friday 2023
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three local charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: Help Musicians, Leamington Music and Gabrieli Roar.
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Buy lots and make a difference
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Gabrieli Consort & Players.
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Introducing Presto Instruments & Accessories
We are very pleased to be able to announce the latest development on the Presto website: a new department dedicated to musical instruments and accessories.
