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	Zen and the Art of Acoustic Guitar Amplification
		To a large degree, the 'voice' of an instrument is determined by the fundamental/overtone relationship.
		This is because bronze (the material that covers the wound portion of an acoustic string) doesn't generate as strong a reaction in a magnetic field compared to steel (the unwound strings).
		Paul has released one instrumental acoustic guitar CD called "Unsung" and is currently working on his second CD, as well as assembling a compilation of San Diego instrumental acoustic guitarists which will be released on his label, Rhythmicon Records.
	www.acousticfingerstyle.com /zenart.htm (2586 words)

	Acoustic Instruments info at Media Positive Radio
		Acoustic Instruments are musical instruments which produce sound without the use of electronics.
		Acoustic instruments like the Greek Balalaika, date back to the 19th century and are similar to the mandolin, and have three strings.
		Found all across the Muslim lands, the darbuka, a particular acoustic instrument from India and Syria, is made of metal or wood; either fish or goat skin is stretched atop the brims.
	www.mediapositiveradio.com /general/dir/acoustic_instruments (263 words)

	Line 6 - Variax Acoustic 700
		The Variax Acoustic is manufactured in Korea, by a manufacturer with many years of experience building high-quality guitars for some of the most respected brands in the industry.
		The amazingly warm and detailed models of the Variax Acoustic 700 sound best when amplified by a full-range system, so we include the XPS to give you the option to send these sounds a 1⁄4” input amplifier or an XLR input amplifier, mixer, or recording device.
		The variation in sound from using different strings on the Variax Acoustic is similar to the effect of changing to a different gauge or type of strings on a traditional acoustic guitar.
	www.line6.com /variaxacoustic/faq.html (782 words)

	Line 6 - Variax Acoustic 700
		We decided to tackle a problem that had plagued acoustic guitarists since the advent of electrified music–how to get a great acoustic sound on-stage and in the studio.
		Many acoustic guitarists are fond of alternate tunings, but re-tuning during a performance can often become–literally–a show-stopper.
		And of course, to fill our instrument with the sounds of so many archetype acoustics, we had to audition truckloads of vintage guitars to find the ones with just the right sound.
	www.line6.com /variaxacoustic/overview.html (392 words)

	Acoustic Guitar Central: Budget Steel-Strings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		I suspect that the acoustic qualities of the guitar could be improved if the top braces went all the way into the kerfing on the sides, rather than stopping about a quarter inch short.
		Although its acoustic sound was not loud by any means, it had a great organic voice that was rich and balanced--like a "real" acoustic guitar, only quieter.
		The guitar’s acoustic tone was on the thin side, but it had presence and would be fine for playing at home or in the occasional acoustic jam.
	www.acousticguitar.com /issues/ag97/feature97.shtml (3872 words)

	Emulating the Real Thing
		It's okay to stretch that notion to include some electric instruments such as electric guitar, bass guitar, and the entire family of instruments derived from their acoustic predecessors, such as electric violin, cello, or sitar.
		Well-designed electronic musical instruments offer sound-shaping capabilities that allow you not only to duplicate the performance gestures of acoustic instruments but also to bring out your individual personality by expressing your own musical voice.
		Consider any acoustic instrument from three different perspectives: how the sound is produced (whether it's blown, bowed, plucked, or struck), its changes in timbre and loudness, and the kinds of modulation a player employs.
	emusician.com /elecinstruments/emusic_emulating_real_thing/index.html (3895 words)

	Music Explorium - Acoustic Image Amplifiers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		And as his closest dealer, I have been privileged to be among the first to hear his dreams and see the prototypes.
		Contra has one channel (accepts mic or instrument input), and does not have reverb.
		Acoustic Image Extension Cabinet, which is designed to be easily driven by either the Clarus, Coda or Contra.
	www.musicexplorium.com /acousticimage.html (958 words)

	Monster Acoustic Instrument Cable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A high-performance, acoustic-specific instrument cable designed for rich, accurate reproduction without frequency and phase distortions.
		Magnetic fields in ordinary cables cause frequency and phase distortions, but Monster Acoustic's patented three-way Time Correct® windings reject interference, protecting all of your guitar's transient attack, natural warmth, and critical overtones.
		This advanced technology ensures the high-end clarity, rich, mid-range harmonics, and low-end response that defines your sound—whether you're plugged in on stage or in a studio, grab a Monster Acoustic guitar cable and take your sound to the next level.
	gallery.bcentral.com /GID4649569P4959197-Cables/Monster-Acoustic-Instrument-Cable.aspx (119 words)

	Anatomy of the instrument: introduction
		The neck is the part that projects from the body and is also divided into three parts: the neck itself, the fretboard (glued to the neck and is usually made of darker wood), and the headstock where the tuners are anchored.
		I would like to clarify that usually the term "acoustic" is used for the folk guitar, even if the classical guitar is also an acoustic instrument: this term means that the guitar is able to amplify sound waves naturally, without the help of artificial materials.
		The possibilities of this type of instrument are many, also due to the various combinations between guitars, amplifiers and effects.
	www.soundme.com /eng/anatomia/prologo.htm (696 words)

	Dave Maize Acoustic Guitars
		The origin of the woods which I use in my instruments and the way in which they are harvested are just as important to me as their appearance and tonal properties.
		Building a limited number of instruments each year allows me to put more attention into each one, assuring that it is optimally playable and has the kind of tone and acoustic output that I'm trying to achieve.
		My acoustic basses and guitars are more than a collection of wood and steel pieces -- more than a fine, hand built instrument played by renowned players in a range of musical styles.
	www.maizeguitars.com /index.htm (670 words)

	Guitar Building: Acoustic Guitar Building, Electric Guitar Making, Archtop Guitar Building, Guitar Repair, Violin ...
		Acoustic guitar building, electric guitar making, archtop guitar building, violin making, dulcimer making, mandolin building, banjo building, or any other type of lutherie; pickup winding and rewinding; drum making; flute and recorder making and repair; brass instrument building and repair; and more.
		We invite you to participate on the Musical Instrument Makers Forum, an interactive forum for the discussion of musical instrument construction, design and repair; welcoming builders of all instruments at any skill level from expert to wannabe.
		Whether your interest is electric guitar building, acoustic guitar making, building a mandolin or a mountain or hammered dulcimer, or turning a recorder, we hope you will find the answers you need on the Musical Instrument Makers Forum.
	www.mimf.com (1153 words)

	Digital vs. Acoustic Piano for Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Their sounds are amazingly close to that of a piano; after all, many use actual sound samples from acoustic grand pianos.
		Another very important consideration in the choice of an instrument is determining short and long term goals for the student.
		While a digital keyboard may be fine for this, I encourage parents to consider providing their child with a good acoustic instrument to best develop playing skills.
	www-personal.ksu.edu /~vhouser/keyboard.htm (536 words)

	Page 1: The acoustic guitar: analysis of the components
		The principle of how an acoustic instrument, in our case the guitar, produces a sound, is the same for all types of stinged acoustic instrument.
		The fundamental difference betwee the acoustic and electric guitars is therefore in the fact that the acoustic guitar naturally amplifies the sound of the string, while the electric guitar uses electronic components.
		But its very probable that the ancestors of the instrument were ethnic instruments, like the lute, the rebec and various string instruments in use in medieval Europe.
	www.soundme.com /eng/anatomia/pag01.htm (850 words)

	Acoustic Connections
		While our focus is to provide information and choices for acoustic stringed instruments at reasonable prices, many of the microphones and pickup systems we offer can be used for a variety of other instruments.
		Because no one type of acoustic amplification system is suitable for all performers, instruments and situations, we offer a number of different selections from which to choose.
		ACOUSTIC CONNECTIONS is an established internet business but is constantly in the process of continually adding new products from additional manufacturers as well as new lines from our current suppliers.
	www.acousticon.com (304 words)

	Acoustic Corner
		We strongly believe that each instrument is unique, and we encourage our customers to come visit us and experience the instruments first-hand.
		Acoustic Corner proudly honors the WNCW member card with a 10% discount on all merchandise excluding rentals, repair, bulk strings, and consignments.
		Acoustic Corner is located in the central business district, but slightly off the beaten path.
	www.acoustic-corner.com (631 words)

	Pickups for violin, harmonica, banjo, mandolin, piano and more - plus more Upright Bass, Guitar, Acoustic Musical ...
		The position results in the accurate sound of your instrument, with a nice blend of string and body, without the harshness or brittle sounds that some pickups produce.
		This system does not require any alteration of your valuable instrument, all the components are installed with double side tape or self adhesive fasteners.
		This special transducer is attached to one of two spots, depending on the size of the harmonica, with instant glue.
	www.gollihur.com /kkbass/pu2.html (1366 words)

	Which Acoustic Instrument to Play
		I have even tried the fiddle, which seemed to me the most complicated of all the acoustical instruments to learn..however, i was able to keep it long enough to learn the scales, re-sale it, and at least know now that i'm eliminating the possiblities.
		The violin is one of the most difficult of all instruments to learn...I started teaching myself a couple of years back...and, it's one very demanding instrument...requires some type of diligence with practice time...especially, if you want to see some progress.
		Another instrument that would be considered easy to learn would be the Dobro...no real fretting is required...however, the difficult part would be learning to pick with fingerpicks and a thumbpick.
	www.folkofthewood.com /page172.htm (3240 words)

	LR Baggs
		A GREAT undersaddle pickup for acoustic guitar and is a key element in many of their combined preamp systems.
		Acoustic guitar pickups can be used alone or in combination with other kinds of internal condenser or transducer style pickups as well as preamplification devices.
		Rave reviews from Mix Magazine, studios and musicians worldwide are quickly establishing the Para Acoustic DI as the best sounding and most versatile outboard EQ preamp for acoustic instruments ever created.
	www.acousticon.com /Baggs_intro.htm (1242 words)

	Acoustic Guitar Amplification
		Common microphones used for external live amplification of acoustic guitars are the Shure SM57 dynamic instrument mic (an industry standard instrument mic, $99), the Shure SM81 phantom powered condenser mic ($299), and the AKG 460 phantom powered modular condenser mic ($519).
		Popular choices for internal guitar mics (all condensers) are the Shure SM 98 lapel mic, the Crown GLM200 mini-mic ($120; used with the Fishman Acoustic Blender), the AKG C 406 instrument mic ($180; used with Pendulum preamps), the Audio-Technica AT831b guitar mic ($120 with belt clip preamp and soundhole mounting clip), and the Countryman Isomax.
		Also, guitar speaker cones are constructed differently from hi fidelity speaker cones; the cone material and speaker surrounds (the material connecting the cone to the frame) are designed to encourage "break-up modes" in the motion of the cone that create a characteristic speaker distortion that is pleasing to electric guitarists.
	www.museweb.com /ag/amp/ag_amp.html (4045 words)

	Electric Violin & Acoustic Electric Violin Pickups by Barbera Transducer Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The transducers are resonantly responsive to horizontal string vibrations and general instrument tonalities.
		Barbera electric violin pickups are available in various models for electric violins and in kit form for the conversion of acoustic violins into high performance, pro level acoustic electric violins.
		The acoustic sound of the instrument is muted due to the mass of the bridge, which is thicker than a traditional bridge (the acoustic sound is similar to a having a standard mute on a traditional bridge).
	www.barberatransducers.com /violin.htm (1324 words)

	CR Cello
		This remarkable instrument, available with 4, 5 or 6-strings, is able to produce the delicate and precise tones of its acoustic parent as well as to create exciting new sounds through the tone shaping geometry of its innovative Polar
		This solid-body design develops a rich multi-dimensional tone free from the constraints inherent in an acoustic instrument.
		The second is balanced to produce the frequency response of the traditional cello, for a more "acoustic" sound.
	www.nedsteinberger.com /instruments/cello/cr/cello.htm (533 words)

	MIS
		The University of Iowa Musical Instrument Samples were created by Lawrence Fritts, Director of the Electronic Music Studios and Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Iowa in 1997.
		The recordings were digitally transferred to Macintosh Power PC 8500 though a Digidesign Audiomedia III interface (1997-1999) or to a Macintosh G4 through a Digidesign Digi-001 digital interface (2000-present).
		The only non-anechoic instrument is the piano, which was recorded in a small faculty teaching studio.
	theremin.music.uiowa.edu /MIS.html (406 words)

	Welcome to Acoustic Player Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Nonetheless, it has been astounding to see the quantity and diversity of folks who populate the APM Forum: professional players, intermediate players, teachers, recording artists, music lovers, world-class luthiers, writers, scholars, and—most gratifying of all—beginning players.
		And, as occurs in the best tradition of appreciating an acoustic instrument, people are playing with each other—and listening.
		But best of all, it's great to see that the APM community as a whole has surpassed the sum of its parts to be something more.
	www.acousticplayermagazine.com /apm002/editorial_002.html (303 words)

	Article 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Being that the piano is an acoustic instrument, factors such as the size and treatment of the room versus the type of acoustic piano sound you're going for (classical, jazz, rock or R and B) all have to be accounted for.
		There are so many variables in recording acoustic piano that in many ways it can be compared to a synthesizer.
		Because leakage is always a problem when miking acoustic piano with other instruments on stage or in the room, Pressure Zone Microphones (Crown PZM) have found their nitch in acoustic piano miking.
	members.aol.com /uniquenyc/key8.htm (1439 words)

	Stringed Instrument Repair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		We do first class repairs on guitars, violins, mandolins, banjos and just about any other type of acoustic instrument.
		She is very sharing of her knowledge and is an active participant of the Musical Instrument Makers Forum.
		Whether it be a custom violin with intricate inlay, a paisley "Strat" style electric, or that on-of-a-kind dreadnought acoustic guitar that you've been dreaming of, Jeff and Amy's luthier skills are at the top of their class.
	www.stringedinstrumentrepairs.com (306 words)

	ViolinsEtc.com: Product: 'Coda Acoustic Instrument Amplifier Coda (Model 410 AA)'
		The Coda integrated amp and loudspeaker system was designed to accurately reproduce the sound of all acoustic and electric instruments without the size and weight that has traditionally be associated with high quality amplification.
		In order to have a compact enclosure while maintaining accurate reproduction across a broad spectrum of frequencies, a compromise was made in the absolute volume at which the Coda can play at the lowest frequencies.
		These include a two-channel preamp (mic and instrument), a parallel effects loop in each channel with a return level control, a selectable notch or high pass filter for feedback or “boominess” elimination and a balanced direct out with ground lift to allow connection to a mixing board for PA augmentation or recording.
	www.violinsetc.com /violinsetc/product.asp?dept_id=700&pf_id=AcImage04 (504 words)

	Acoustic Image
		It blends very naturally with acoustic instruments and is perfect for bluegrass, jazz and singer/songwriter gigs.
		Made especially for the acoustic upright bass, this amp has the capability of getting the true acoustic sound from your bass.
		The sound was very warm and natural, very close to the acoustical sound of the bass, but with more deep bass than you usually get from the other amps.
	www.acousticimg.com /testimonials.html (3115 words)

	GarageBand Tutorial: Apple - iLife - Tutorials - Recording Your Voice or an Acoustic Instrument with a Microphone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Recording Your Voice or an Acoustic Instrument with a Microphone
		And nothing is more expressive than using your own voice or playing your own acoustic instrument.
		If you’re using a microphone to record your voice or an acoustic instrument, you should turn off monitoring on the track you’re recording to avoid feedback.
	www.apple.com /ilife/tutorials/garageband/gb2-7.html (543 words)

	Eminence Electric Upright Bass - plus more Upright Bass, Guitar, Acoustic Musical Instrument Pickups, Preamps, ...
		And it is a gorgeous instrument with an obvious vibe that connects it to its larger brethren.
		First, you can see that this is an actual acoustic instrument, complete with sound post and bass bar, just like a full size bass.
		The Eminence bass is available in two forms, the standard fixed-neck instrument, and the one with a removable neck that allows you to transport the bass in a shorter container.
	www.urbbob.com /eminence.html (2000 words)

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