Archive for the 'Instruments' Category
Pegheds make tuning easier!! They are geared pegs for violin, viola, cello, viola da gamba etc, and there is no need for fine tuners! Many lower priced instruments are equipped with badly fitting pegs which make tuning really, really difficult. And often we are faced by a change in climate conditions -either humidity or dry [...]
The Ergo Bass Electric Viola Da Gamba is a special instrument and one that I have been playing live for some time now. It is based on the traditional viola da gamba, a renaissance instrument and has many of the features of these instruments, with a few updates that I felt would be more appropriate [...]
Ming Jiang Zhu was the winner of 12 international awards including several highly prestigious awards – two Gold Medals in Violin Making [1994 and 2006] and a Silver Award in Viola making [1996] in the Violin Society of America (VSA) Competitions. The VSA has awarded gold medals only to those instruments that were judged highly [...]
Deep, resonant bass response is the essence of this remarkable new instrument. Whether plucked or bowed, the NS Design Omni Bass delivers pure, exciting acoustic and electric bass sounds that can be tailored to compliment virtually any musical style or gig. The Omni Bass has a highly arched fingerboard and bridge, similar to a cello, [...]
The viola da gamba is an old instrument that is today making a comback. Check out this information on the instrument. What is a Viola da Gamba will give you some good insights into the history of the instrument. Further information on the Viola da Gamba can be found in this in depth article. Viola [...]
Picking up where the Akia Headrush E1 left off, the E2 Headrush brings together 16-bit digital delay with times from 0.5ms to an 35 seconds, tape echo simulations with 4 separate heads, and a looping recorder in one pedal. In addition to offering digital and analog-type delay sounds, user-selectable delay options allow for control of [...]