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11/22/2011

Planet Waves Micro-Fiber Polish Cloth Review

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(More customer reviews)This cloth is much thicker than the cloths that come with eyeglasses, which is why it can be used for polishing. It has a nice texture and feel, is well made with stitching around the edges that cheaper cloths lack, and works well for polishing.
It also works nicely to remove smudges and fingerprints from my BlackBerry and iPod Touch, and to clean my glasses and computer screen.
This is a quality cloth that is very useful.

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The Planet Waves Micro-Fiber polishing cloth acts like a magnet for dust, dirt, and oils, and lasts considerably longer than ordinary cloths. Woven from microscopic fibers, the Planet Waves Micro-Fiber Cloth is 10 times finer than silk, up to 30 times finer than cotton, and 100 times finer than a human hair. The fibers are woven into masses of tiny "hooks & loops" which cut through stains, attracting and absorbing dirt, smudges, and microparticles that ordinary cloths cannot reachor remove.Best of all, the Micro-Fiber polishing cloth needs only minimal polish or no polish at all!

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11/21/2011

Intelli IMT500 Clip-on Chromatic Digital Tuner for Strings Review

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(More customer reviews)The Intelli IMT-500--The tuner that killed the Intellitouch!
There are scores of chromatic tuners on the market. Most work by using a small built-in microphone that picks up sound waves. In order to be used effectively, the tuning space must be relatively quiet. Many of these tuners have input jacks that allow electric guitars to be connected directly and tuned by the electronic signal they produce. A bunch of years ago a variety of clip-on-microphones began to be marketed. The microphone could be clipped to any instrument and its cord attach to an electronic tuner. Now, anyone could tune an instrument no matter what the background noise.
Then, the Intellitouch tuner hit the market. The entire tuner clipped onto the instrument. One could tune an acoustic instrument in a noisy environment. There was no cord to deal with and the instrument could stay clipped to the headstock or quickly removed and slid into a pocket or case. Talk about convenience. Jams and festivals (bluegrass, folk, whatever) became seas of Intellitouch tuners.
Intellitouch owned the market even though there were so many situations where they did not work well. In particular, they have trouble with the bass notes of dreadnought sized guitars. The more overtones an instrument produces, the worse the tuner behaves. The bass string of a Martin rosewood dreadnought was near impossible to tune without using one of the many workarounds that owners developed. So, it was very much a love-hate relationship. The shortcomings were huge, but the convenience meant that they were tolerated.
Then, came the Intelli. It was an Intellitouch that worked, if not perfectly, then a whole lot better. The amazing thing is that the switch from Intellitouch to Intelli wasn't gradual. Within six months of its introduction, jams and festivals became seas of Intelli tuners. People were throwing their Intellitouches into drawers (if they weren't lucky enough to find a die hard holdout willing to buy one second-hand) to get the Intelli. That's a considerable investment to abandon. But, why not? The Intelli is half the price of the Intellitouch and works a whole lot better. They are so inexpensive that it's easy to justify getting one for the practice area and one for the case so that you don't have to worry about forgetting to pack it.
Anyone who will ever have to tune an acoustic instrument in a noisy environment will quickly find this tuner indispensable. And it works darn well in a quiet environment, too!
Highly recommended!

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The Intelli IMT500 Digital Tuner Lets Anyone Tune Their Instrument Like a Pro
Intelli IMT500 Clip-on Chromatic Digital Tuner with backlight is designed to tune acoustic guitars, basses, violins, banjos, mandolins and more without interference from ambient room noise. And it does this all without the use of wires, microphones or pickups. Tuning in noisy environments is easy because the unique, flexible clamp uses the instrumentsFeatures a bright backlit display.

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Miniature Violin: Large, 8 inches Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a beautifully constructed miniature violin. My son loves the violin and this is perfect to display on his shelf! Thank you for putting such great care in the construction of a miniature as you would the real thing!

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This 8 inch miniature violin is perfect for display.One of our favorite gifts!

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11/20/2011

K&M Violin - Viola Stand Review

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(More customer reviews)I was quite pleased when I received the K&M Violin stand. The construction is sturdy and the stand is easily and quickly assembled and disassembled . The stand is light in weight and takes up very little room when put away. The design is such that your violin is protected so you do not have to worry about the stand scratching or damaging your instrument, nor do you have to worry about the stand falling over. I expect to get years of use from this stand. I was looking strictly for a stand and had not desired to have a place to hang the bow or a place to hold my rosin--if you are looking for those extra amenities, look elsewhere. I soundly recommend this stand and the folks at Johnson String are top-notch--delivery time is expedient and the packaging keeps your order secure. Should you need to contact them for any reason, you hear back from them in short order and they are most helpful.

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Black A-frame aluminum stand with plastic flap hinge folds compactly for easy transport and storage. Special plastic coating at all contact points protects your violin or viola from damage.

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Korg MA-30 Ultra Compact Digital Metronome Review

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(More customer reviews)This is chock full of features and hands-down the best budget portable metronome on the market, with only one caveat which'll be mentioned later. A terrific buy for students.
Battery life is great, getting around 200 hours out of two AAs. The display is clear and easy to read. I've dropped it once and it didn't cause any problems. For a digital metronome, the beep isn't an irritating chirp as some other metronomes tend to be.
It can generate any tone on the chromatic scale for manual tuning, and even allows you to adjust the pitch slightly away from A440 if you need to (sometimes necessary, especially for wind players playing outdoors in the extreme cold)
It can handle 1 - 7 beats per measure, and can give you triplets, 8ths or 16th notes on top of that.
It has a handy tap feature to determine tempo.
This isn't perfect, it's not a Dr. Beat (the best metronome on the market, period). The volume control is very sensitive, and if you have it in your pocket you can easily accidentally blast your ears with headphones on. An LED would be a nice addition.
The caveat mentioned earlier is this: Most people prefer a dial to adjust tempo as opposed to the up and down buttons of this model (The Matrix MR500, MR800 and the Seiko SQ50 have less features and lack a volume control, but do have a dial and LED). Still, for the price and the features, you can't beat it.

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The MA-30 is the latest digital metronome from Korg's innovative line, packed with new features like volume control and sophisticated rhythms such as triplets and quadruplets, with inner beats omitted.

LCD Display In addition to the audible click, the MA-30 features a liquid crystal pendulum for visual tempo reference.
Sophisticated Rhythm Patterns 13 different rhythms are built-in to this electronic metronome so you can practice to more than just a click track. Rhythms include duplets, triplets, triplets with inner beats omitted, quadruplets, and quadruplets with inner beats omitted are programmed into this digital metronome
Reference Pitches The MA-30 features twelve reference pitches (C4 -B4) for tuning on the go, with adjustable calibration of A4 from 438-445 Hz.
Tap Tempo The MA-30's tempo adjusts from 40 to 208 BPM. You can also use the tap function for setting the tempo manually.
Adjustable Volume and Headphone Output Adjust the metronome volume to your liking, and use the earphone jack so only you can hear the sound.
Power Efficient Get approximately 250 hours of continuous digital metronome use on two AAA batteries.
Ultra-Portable The MA-30 weights in at just .17 lbs. (including batteries), and is small enough to fit in your pocket at 4.09 x 2.52 x 0.59 inches (W x D x H).
What's in the Box Korg MA-30 Digital Metronome, Two AAA Batteries, User's Manual

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11/19/2011

Super Sensitive Red Label 2135 Violin D String, 3/4 Review

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(More customer reviews)These strings are easy to install and produce adequate sound and vibrant tones for a student violin. My children play and pluck on the strings and they hold up fairly well to their wear and tear. My only caution is to avoid over-tightening the strings as too much tension may cause the bridge to collapse or the string to snap at tuning end of the violin's neck. Found this out the hard way....Other than that, the price is fair, especially for student violinists and produces adequate sound and timber.

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Super Sensitive Red Label 2135 Violin D String, 3/4

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Pirastro Evah Pirazzi 4/4 Violin String Set - Thin Gauge - Steel Ball-End E Review

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(More customer reviews)I read reviews on good quality violin strings and these met every expectations. The e string made a big difference in sound quality.

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Pirastro Evah Pirazzi strings are made with the newest manufacturing techniques and offer a focused sound, wide dynamic range, quick response and are highly sensitive to pianissimo passages, the most intensive brilliant sounding synthetic core strings.

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