Clarinet Care & Maintenance
Clarinet Care and Maintenance Guide Proper care and maintenance are essential to keep your clarinet playing well, sounding its best, and lasting for many years. […]
Yamaha YFL-211 Flute Review – Best Student Flute for Beginners
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Choosing a Flute to Hire | Beginner Flute Hire Guide
On this page you will find: Choosing your first flute - Some things to bear in mind... How we choose - How do we decide
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Welcome to Musical Instrument Hire! Whether you’ve just received your violin or are about to start, we’re here to help you get off to a
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Getting Started With Your Saxophone Welcome to your saxophone journey. Whether this is your first instrument or you are returning after a break, this guide
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What Size Violin?
Find the right violin size with our simple measuring guide — learn how to measure arm length for comfortable violin fit and choose the correct size for lessons or hire.
Digital Pianos - A Simple Guide
Why Digital Pianos Are a Great Choice – Especially When Hiring Digital pianos have become increasingly popular over recent years, and for good reason. Advances
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Cello Bridge Issues
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Trevor James 5X Flute Review
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Nina Simone was born on 21 February 1933 and her birth name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon. She was born in North Carolina, USA. She took
How to Hold a Violin/Viola bow
The correct bow hold is something to get right from the beginning. It can be to easy to form bad habits that will have to
What’s the difference between a Violin & a Fiddle?
Essentially there isn’t a difference between a violin and a fiddle in the instrument itself. The name of the instrument changes with how the instrument
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Viola Sizing
Measuring what size viola, violin, or cello you need is straight forward. If you have not been advised on the size you need, then this
Do I Need to Insure My Musical Instrument?
Strangely, insuring musical instruments can be a bit of a grey area. There isn’t any rhyme or reason for this apart from the fact that
Changing Strings on My Violin/Viola/Cello
How Do I Know When to Change the Strings on My Violin/Viola/Cello? When you make the decision to learn the violin, viola or cello you
Drawn toneholes vs. soldered flute toneholes
You may have come across the term drawn or soldered flute tone holes, and you may be wondering what they are exactly, and what difference
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Fun Facts About Stradivarius Violins Famous Name: Even if you don’t know much about violins, you’ve probably heard of Stradivarius—synonymous with the finest string instruments.
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Andreas Zeller Violin Review
Andreas Zeller Violin: Quality, Playability and Progress The Andreas Zeller violin is widely regarded as one of the strongest and most reliable student violin outfits