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Happy Pi Day – and – Happy Birthday Albert Einstein

Did you know that March 14 (3.14) every year is celebrated as Pi Day? Many math geeks all around the world note and recognize this day… Pi is a very very interesting number. Like any other irrational number, the digits after … Continue reading

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Hannabach Custom-Made Classical Guitar Strings – Review

I have been hearing about the Hannabach classical guitar strings from past years – especially during the time that I have not been playing guitar much.. Hannabach strings are German made where I expected a good quality given the general … Continue reading

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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK UH572 – The Music/Speaker Challenge

Music is an indispensable part of my life. While working on the tasks for the LIFEBOOK4LIFE project, I decided to go ahead and test the Fujitsu LIFEBOOK UH572 for music playback performance based on the music I like to listen. … Continue reading

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Clarity, Balance and Durability – D’Addario EXP45 Normal Tension Classical Guitar Strings

The package said “Strings that last 3-4 times longer coupled with the brightness, clarity, and natural feel of our traditional, world-famous strings” After installing the strings on 2012-08-18, I directly noticed the classical D’Addario balance over all the strings and … Continue reading

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Did Not Like – Luthier Classical / Flamenco Guitar Strings – Popular Supreme Set 20 Medium Tension

I had gotten a Popular Supreme Set 20 from Luthier  via an out-of-town dealer to explore alternatives. The Luthier brand has always been endorsed by Paco de Lucia (and that was a big clue about what to expect). First impression: … Continue reading

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Why Should You Have a Twitter Avatar?

When you first register your Twitter account, you are assigned a default avatar. That is a  PNG format image with an unhatched egg  as you can see below: So what does this image mean? Literally it is an unhatched egg. … Continue reading

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Understanding Polyphonic Harmony and Temperaments

In the 12-note scale, when the basic chords (like a C major chord) are being formed, the sense of harmony is quite related with the integer #of characteristic waves that fits into longer waves (lower frequency, lower pitch). Let’s consider … Continue reading

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Fingering for Tarrega’s Adelita

When I resumed playing classical guitar after years of break, I was looking for a new, familiar and easy piece to study. While browsing I came accross Francisco Tarrega’s “Adelita”: After the sight reading and practicing for a lot of … Continue reading

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Classic Guitar Strings from France – Savarez Set 540 R Normal Tension

Years ago I kept seeing the brand Savarez but never had the guts to try. But since I do not give concerts, trying cannot harm. The first time I installed and tuned them I was impressed by the volume and … Continue reading

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Need to Get New Classical Guitar Strings – D’Addario Classic Nylon EJ27N

One decision needed to be made in June 2012. Which guitar strings to choose? For years I had used D’Addario and specifically EJ46 – Pro Arte – Hard Tension. It had provided a clear and strong tone which is good … Continue reading

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