Ruby’s Guitar Armrest is a simple armrest that attaches to the lower bass side of the guitar with suction cups, and supports the forearm away from the top. This removable design does not require any modification to the instrument, and if used properly (just remove the armrest after playing) will not harm the instrument in any way.
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Winter is here, the heat is on and it’s time to put your Oasis Guitar Humidifier to work!
You probably already know that your instrument can crack in dry weather. Repairing a cracked top of a fine guitar is both expensive and can alter the sound of your instrument. To solve this problem, guitarists have been using humidifiers since the 1960’s.
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Monitoring the humidity level in your music room is THE most important guitar-maintenance you will ever do. To this end, we have commissioned Barigo, a German Scientific-Instrument maker to produce this precision, mechanical, dial-hygrometer. This easy-to-read 4″ diameter instrument is accurate to a conservative tolerance of 3% RH and housed in brass trimmed metal enclosure. The dial face indicates the relative humidity with colour coded zones; red (dangerously low), yellow (caution) and green (optimum). Each hygrometer has been calibrated by
Malcolm Newton is the owner and head craftsman at Newtone strings. He is an ex-coal miner, ex-lineman, and spent many years as a wire rope and heavy cable maker. He recently left the industry and found his metier when he began to make strings in the late 80’s.
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