Where should I buy high-quality acoustic guitar strings online? Also, suggestions for brands of strings? [more inside]
posted by crookedgrin on Oct 6, 2009 - 7 answers

While in Paris, I stumbled upon a group playing quite an impressive strings arrangement, in a Metro station. What song is this?
posted by disillusioned on Aug 5, 2009 - 4 answers

I bought my partner a cheapie guitar, but fretting its strings is incredibly uncomfortable compared with my own cheapie guitar (with the same light gauge strings). What could be causing the difference, and how do I fix it? [more inside]
posted by hayvac on Apr 29, 2009 - 18 answers

Please help me find other songs that have a similar sound to the first 30 seconds of Vampire Weekend's M79. [more inside]
posted by Andy's Gross Wart on Mar 21, 2009 - 8 answers

Two questions regarding getting my acoustic guitar strings replaced at the local music shop. [more inside]
posted by gtr on Nov 5, 2008 - 12 answers

Can anyone recommend a cello teacher in Toronto, for an adult amateur new to cello but not to strings? [more inside]
posted by mendel on Sep 1, 2008 - 1 answer

What are the best cheap acoustic guitar strings and where is the best place to buy them? [more inside]
posted by symbollocks on Aug 7, 2008 - 7 answers

What songs feature the pizzicato technique? [more inside]
posted by Korou on Jul 24, 2008 - 24 answers

Bass player. Long time pizzicato, first time arco. What do I need to know about my bow, specifically regarding rosin? [more inside]
posted by gnutron on Mar 17, 2008 - 14 answers

Help me identify this mystery track from my friends' mix CD, that he can't recall either. No sample available, yet! It's more than likely a movie score track. Cross between 1941, Elfman, Zimmer, Willow, and involves kazoos in places. [more inside]
posted by vanoakenfold on Nov 26, 2007 - 12 answers

What happened to my Strat? [more inside]
posted by invitapriore on Oct 13, 2007 - 10 answers

How and why cables/strings/hoses/lines/cords etc. become entangled? Is there any scientific explanation of the process and more generally a science studying the physical/topological properties and behaviour of string materials? [more inside]
posted by elgilito on Aug 27, 2007 - 6 answers

What is the piece of music used at 12:29 in the Neill Blomkamp short "Tempbot," at around 12:29? (link to the short movie within) [more inside]
posted by lonemantis on Jul 19, 2007 - 4 answers

Guitar Filter: Has anyone ever miked nylon strings (on an acoustic or solid body) and put it through a distortion box and/or an overdrive box? How does it sound? Pleasant or not? Does anyone know if any professional musician has experimented with that?
posted by jak68 on Jul 11, 2007 - 19 answers

Guitar Filter: On a 6 string electric guitar playing blues or rock, have you ever strung the same gauge on all three lower strings and the same gauge on all three upper strings? What did it sound like, and did you like it? How about the playability? [more inside]
posted by jak68 on Jun 28, 2007 - 17 answers

Guitar tuning through harmonics: Could you fine fine folks explain the physical/mathematical principles behind the increased "distortion" as two guitar strings being tuned through harmonics approach being tuned? [more inside]
posted by poweredbybeard on May 19, 2007 - 24 answers

I'm looking for good resources for upright bass DIY education—especially regarding bowing basics and other physical/form questions. [more inside]
posted by cortex on May 4, 2007 - 14 answers

Two questions concerning violins (and by extension, other string instruments): 1. Mass production! 2. Strads! [more inside]
posted by archagon on Apr 27, 2007 - 14 answers

Man making sheep noises with delicate musical accompaniment. What is it? [more inside]
posted by klausness on Nov 12, 2006 - 3 answers

Help me find more "classical" music that I will like. There is... [more inside]
posted by beaucoupkevin on Sep 19, 2006 - 33 answers

Help me clear up all the guitar stringing advice I've received. Should you remove all the strings from your guitar and then add the new ones, or change the strings one-by-one? [more inside]
posted by beammeup4 on Feb 9, 2006 - 22 answers

Has anyone seen a non-Konfabulator Windows Start Menu replacement that allows the user to enter the names of programs to run? [more inside]
posted by yclipse on Jan 30, 2006 - 13 answers

I need some music reccomendations. I really enjoy instrumental string music, but have no idea who some of the really good performers are. In particular, I like the style presented in the theme song to "Angel" by Darling Violetta, where strings are mixed with a modern rock sound.
So can anyone reccommend some good artists/albums to check out?
posted by aclevername on Dec 21, 2004 - 7 answers

Jacob ter Veldhuis' String Quartets, as far as I can tell, have been recorded only once. That label doesn't seem to have any current contact information. I'd like to get my hands on this, and tried a bunch of the local options here in San Francisco, including Amoeba. Is there a secret place on the internet like alibris.com for books where one can go find relatively obscure Dutch string quartets?
posted by judith on Nov 14, 2004 - 9 answers

Bass guitar string gauge determination [More Inside] [more inside]
posted by apathy0o0 on Apr 2, 2004 - 5 answers

Guitar pickers - what kind of strings do you prefer for your acoustic and more important, what kind of string treatment do you use? (more...) [more inside]
posted by jabo on Feb 20, 2004 - 6 answers