Gifts for Players As much as we love people who play stringed instruments, we have to admit they can be a little — well — persnickety. This can make buying gifts for them about as easy as trying to cram a guitar into a ukulele case. Need Help? We’re here to help. We’ve put together […]
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Introduction With colleges and universities convening nationwide, October seems the appropriate time to begin a new instructional series for the Strings By Mail Articles page. Veteran performer, Strings By Mail owner, and guitar teacher for 15 years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, John Wunsch presents a series of articles on alleviating performance anxiety. […]
Read moreMy Struggle & How I Triumphed: Learning and Remembering the Notes on the Guitar – without the Struggle  by Philip Glaser Editor’s note – Solid reading skills are the key to using the many fine available Etudes, these cards will jump start anyone’s efforts to establish excellent reading skills, as Philip’s story makes clear. I’m […]
Read moreOwning and playing a guitar can be all fun and games, but anything worth keeping should be well worth the effort of the upkeep. Temperature and Humidity The greatest enemy to your guitar, (beyond smashing it to bits or setting it on fire like Pete Townsend and Jimi Hendrix), is the ever changing environment where […]
Read moreBasics on Guitar String Intonation – Strings By Mail What does it mean when someone says the “intonation” on a guitar is off? What it means is that while a string will be in tune when it’s open, when it’s fretted it will be out of tune. The higher up the neck you go, […]
Read more“Collin Bay is a talented and extremely knowledgeable jazz guitarist who is currently helping many musicians as director of artist relations and product development at Mel Bay publications. It is to all our benefit that he has written this book with a tried and true method to develop speedy chops. I have seen the undeniable […]
Read moreIntroduction by John Wunsch, Owner of Strings By Mail, experienced performer, and retired guitar instructor of the Interlochen Center For The Arts: In my years as a performer and teacher I saw far too many players who failed to follow good warm up practices, maintain good technique, or who pushed themselves past the ability to […]
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