Buying a first violin for your student can present a daunting task. I have written this guide, including my own personal story, with the intent of helping you make your choice, while not breaking your budget....
FIRST I AM GOING TO START BY POINTING OUT MANY OF MY REFLECTIONS ARE BASED ON MY OPINION. Perhaps you do not feel that my opinion should be used to write a buying guide for pool cues but as an example: My...
Painted Ponies - A Collector's Guide The Trail of Painted Ponies began in the summer of 2000. A major sculptor was commissioned to create a life-size horse that was cast in a durable resin blend. A call went...
If you are considering a wood cookstove in your future, maybe I can give you some insight on what to look for. I have been cooking on one for over seven years. Food does taste much better cooked on one, and in...
1950's The New Basic Readers (The Curriculum Foundation Series) This guide is a reference page for collectors on the Dick and Jane series from the 1950's , known as the The New Basic Readers. Describes each of...
Hi, This is Jim Lee the author of Quickbeat, Funkychops other instructional bass products. Many people have asked me about how to select a bass guitar... so, here's my opinion. The bass guitar is just an...
The Bobbsey Twins series was published by Grosset and Dunlap from 1908 until 1979. The original Bobbsey Twins series lasted for 72 titles. The series was written by several authors under the pseudonym of Laura...
Take it from me, Taylor’s are the class of all acoustic guitars. I am not someone who admits to being a virtuoso by any means, however, I have been know to spend a significant amount of my lunch hours testing...
NEW INFORMATION!!!Just released, a hard cover book called Mary On Her Own. Written by Elizabeth Kimmel Willard, this book is written from Mary's perspective about her time in the College for the Blind in...
Background: In the early eighties, I used to go to pawn shops and auctions trying to find beater guitars to work on, fix up, paint or whatever. I didn't know much about guitars, I knew the name Ibanez and when...