The age of Carbon fibre Ukuleles

The vivid carbon fibre ukuleles sound as good as they lookThe carbon fibre ukuleles are much more than a style statement or some gimmick with a novelty factor. It's an actual sustainable musical instrument with all the ticks on almost all the critical boxes. Before we dive in we must head back in time to 2011 and chat about this guy called Haiming Hu a musician and a Luthier( because of his love for music and musical instruments). The anatomy of good quality premium musical instruments became an obsession for him and he quickly developed a reputation for fine craftsmanship that would become a hallmark of the company he would eventually create. He loved acoustic guitars and ukuleles and realised that good instruments cost way too high....

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Kepma Guitar Maintenance Guide

CARE AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE Made from the highest quality materials and using a perfect blend of computer-assisted manufacturing and skilled hand craftsmanship, your Kepma guitar will provide you a lifetime of personal enjoyment and musical satisfaction. To keep your guitar performing to its original showroom condition, we recommend performing routine maintenance to your instrument. Your Kepma guitar’s main component is wood, and wood has natural tendencies that, over time, are affected by moisture, temperature, general exposure to elements including sunlight and interaction with other materials (such as body oils, guitar straps, case linings, etc.).To improve tonal response, each Kepma top is skillfully carved to make it as thin yet durable as possible.  To provide greater playability, Kepma necks are sculpted to be slim while remaining straight and rigid.Kepma’s selection, aging and processing of premium woods coupled with proprietary construction and design characteristics minimize any negative movement of the woods on the top, body and necks. However, common sense care will further prevent issues that may affect the playability and cosmetics of your guitar.HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATUREProperly storing your guitar in an environment that minimizes exposure to natures elements is the single most important action you can do to prolong the life of the guitar....

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Acoustic Guitar Strings

Are you always confused with the strings that you should use in your guitar?In this blog, we will clarify all your doubts related to guitar strings and we hope that after reading this you’ll be able to find the best-suited strings for your guitar.Acoustic guitar is an organic instrument, the sound completely depends on your strings and how you would like to use them?There are several things that you should consider while changing your strings: Difference b/w steel and nylon strings Material Gauge (size of strings) Strings with coatingNow, let’s elaborate on these points….DIFFERENCE B/W STEEL AND NYLON STRINGS:The major difference between steel and nylon strings is that they both are used for different guitars with a different purpose. Nylon strings are used with classical and flamenco guitars whereas steel strings are used for the type associated with rock, folk, country and blues kind of music. Using steel strings on a guitar built for nylon strings can seriously damage the neck because of the extra tension that is unbearable by a classical guitar. The neck construction and top bracing of classical and flamenco guitars are not designed to handle the far greater tension produced by steel strings....

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