Woodwind instruments play an important role in many types of music: jazz, classical, and even pop/rock. Whether you aspire to be the next Branford Marsalis, are encouraging your child to join the school band,...
Got an instrument collecting dust? Advanced beyond your instructional DVDs? Gone from flute to saxophone? Ready to upgrade to a Fender? Whether you're an experienced collector of vintage guitars or simply...
Tips For Buying Musical Instruments On The Web Buying Guidelines:By: J.L. Bowers, The Bandroom Well, here you are! Your child has made the choice to learn to play the trumpet in band. This is a great way to...
Are you looking for a clarinet for your youngster who is starting out in band this year? You can go to a music store and get the cheapest plastic clarinet that is new and shiney and pay $200.00 or you can take...
You just bought a new car, shiny, well-packaged. You didn't buy the first one you wanted because it cost $18,000. This one you bought looks like a car, has a brand name: FARD, but costs less than one-fifth the...
When I began selling musical supplies on eBay back in 1999 one thing that motivated me was horror stories from parents. Knowing nothing about musical instruments, particularly clarinets, is a real setup to be...
The market for clarinet mouthpieces is very peculiar. There are brands which tend to be very valuable while others less so, but a poorly maintained Kaspar or Kanter is worth less than a superb Pyne or Bay. The...
The Selmer Company traces its roots back to the late 1800s. Two brothers, Alexandre and Henri Selmer graduated from the Paris Conservatory as clarinetists. At the time, musical instruments and accessories...
Adolph Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, designed the bass clarinet in its present form in 1838. The earlier forms, which tended to be serpentine, date back as early as 1772. Adolph Sax made the main body a...
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