There was a time, not so very long ago, when blank staff paper was a common commodity in music stores. Sold both in tear-off sheets and in bound books, those who liked to write down their creative ideas could keep
Product Announcements
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Rob Ickes offers Blue Highway course at Rob’s Reso Room
Rob Ickes has announced a new course on the music of Blue Highway at Rob's Reso Room, his subscription-based instructional site sponsored by Big Tent Music. Though he performs these days as part of a duo act with guitarist/vocalist Trey Hensley,
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Special presentation grade Frank’s Cranks available from Gryphon Strings
The iconic Gryphon Strings in Palo Alto, CA may be closed to walk in traffic due to COVID-19 restrictions, but that doesn't mean they have all been at the beach goofing off. Co-founder and head luthier Frank Ford has used
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Thompson introduces limited edition Molly Tuttle guitar
Preston Thompson Guitars in Oregon has introduced their newest model, a limited edition signature guitar designed in cooperation with Molly Tuttle. Molly began her music career as a bluegrass artist, starting as a young girl performing with her family in northern
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Guardian introduces 600 series gig bags
Guardian Instrument Protection has a new line of hard-sided gig bags designed to offer guitarists much of the protection of a hard shell case, without the weight and inconvenience. Their 600 series DuraGuard bags employ a rigid liner encased with foam
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Tim Davis making a Butch Robins replica model banjo
Tim Davis, proprietor of Davis Banjo & Inlay, has embarked on an ambitious project that will please lovers of the vintage banjo sound. The detailed craftsman in Harrisburg, NC has only been building instruments for the past 6 years or so,
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Black Mountain offers spring-loaded flatpick/thumbpick hybrid
Black Mountain Picks has introduced a thumbpick designed to function as a flatpick as well for guitarists who like to alternate between finger style and flatpick playing. Unlike many other thumbpick/flatpick hybrids currently on the market, the Black Mountain Thumbpick uses
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Recording King songwriting contest to introduce Dirty ’30s Deluxe guitars
Recording King has devised an interesting way to announce their newest series of vintage-style guitars, the Dirty 30s Deluxe. These value-priced instruments offer the look, feel, and sound of prized instruments from the 1930s at a fraction of the vintage
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Rosewood guitar capo with picks and case
Here's a unique product we discovered online. It's a clamp-style guitar capo with a hardwood outer shell. While most professional and serious amateur pickers are willing to spend $100 or more for a finely crafted, lightweight capo, not many hobby guitarists
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RQ Retrofit keeps the legacy of RQ Jones reso-guitars alive
Folks in the bluegrass community in Florida, and those who closely follow the world of resonator guitars, know the work of Rudy Jones. His RQ Jones guitars are highly prized for the detailed workmanship he put into them, and for