We’ve combed through nearly 900 new products for 2016 (either new to the market or new to Strings By Mail’s website) to pick some of our favorites. Have you already tried any of them? If so, please tell us what you think in the Comments. Instruments The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet endorses LaMancha’s fractional guitars, […]
Read moreGot a guitarist on your holiday gift list? We have some cool gift ideas for every price range and every level of guitarist, from beginner to pro. Many are great for players of other stringed instruments, too. Still can’t choose? Strings By Mail gift certificates are always a perfect choice. They let your favorite guitarist […]
Read morewritten by Irene Gomez, specially written for the Strings By Mail Blog 2016 promises to be a great year for those who love literature and theater. The commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra should be a wonderful opportunity to re-familiarize oneself with, or to discover […]
Read moreWritten by Guest Blogger, Matt Hathaway – Head of Customer Service for Strings By Mail We at Strings By Mail put together the Jimi Hendrix Inspired Set to try and recreate the feel and sound of one of, if not THE greatest guitar players of all time. As the Head of Customer Service for Strings […]
Read moreAs part of our Strings By Mail Sponsored Artist Blog Series, we will be presenting each of our sponsored artists in a casual Q & A format. They discuss the instruments they use, the types of strings they use & why, and any accessories that help with their playing. They also provide any valued advice […]
Read moreWritten by guest blogger, Brian Jeffery That book called Dances of 1810 by Giuliani that I published some years ago (TECLA 395): maybe I ought really to have given that book the following title: “The really easy pieces that Giuliani wrote for absolute beginners when he was a young man”, because that’s what they are. […]
Read morewritten by guest blogger, Irene Gómez (Strings By Mail Sponsored Artist) Recently, some classical guitar magazines featured Joaquin Rodrigo’s Aranjuez Concerto. You can also find a play along version of this Aranjuez Concerto here. This reading reminded me of those almost parallel guitar concerts written in great part after Andres Segovia´s request between the 30’s […]
Read moreWritten by Guest Blogger Laura Oltman: Lecturer in Music, Classical Guitar, Princeton University Co-Artistic Director, Lanciano International Guitar Seminar (www.lancianoguitar.com) What is the tempo and affect of the blues? Who dances a square dance or clogs and what are they wearing? Where are they dancing? If you are a U.S. citizen or resident, these […]
Read moreBoth the classical Dynacore, and the acoustic and electric NY Steel Hex Core Guitar Strings are relatively new products on the market and I recently got curious about how different these D’Addario strings’ cores were from previous cores. I found most of my answers with Steve Mucciolo, a D’Addario fretted product specialist. While many […]
Read moreThe Strings By Mail Blog is happy to share these brief thoughts about arranging, which may keep one evolving as an artist, written by the well established Classical Guitarist Mariette Stephenson, and to offer her fine guitar quartet arrangement of Motzart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro University of Toronto Guitar Ensemble (under Dr. Jeffrey […]
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