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I recently tried the Myers accordion pickup , which is basically the same design the company uses for all their other pickups. My main issue...

This article presents an alternative chromatic tuning of the treble side of the diatonic hammered dulcimer inspired by the  cimbalom , witho...

The Venova is the latest noise maker from Yamaha. It's a recorder equipped with a soprano sax mouth piece and reed. It's loud, it...

Half-diminished chords are commonly notated with a small strikethrough circle ø . They are also known as "minor 7th flat 5",...

To quickly find half-diminished chords we'll start with the diminished chord because it's an easy shape to remember. You can pl...