Acoustic Guitar and Humidity

Acoustic Guitar and Humidity

ACOUSTIC GUITAR and HUMIDITY: The ultimate guide to acoustic guitar humidifiers: humidifying, dehumidifying, traveling with your guitar, seasonal changes, and long-term storage. An acoustic guitar is more than just a musical instrument; it’s a delicate piece of...

Guitar Construction: Solid Wood Versus Laminated Wood

Guitar Construction: Solid Wood Versus Laminated Wood

Guitar Construction: Solid Wood Versus Laminated WoodSolid Adirondack top and Solid Rosewood back for Homestead GuitarsIn acoustic guitar, the guitar's body has a major role in determining the sound a guitar produces. Although the main source of the sound of a guitar...

Terminology for the sound of an acoustic guitar

Terminology for the sound of an acoustic guitar

Terminology for the sound of an acoustic guitarIn the guitar world, guitarists discuss the timbres guitars produce in terms that may not be familiar to many musicians. This glossary briefly describes some of these terms, without aiming for completeness. Judging sound...

The Homestead Models: Various Shapes of Guitar Bodies

The Homestead Models: Various Shapes of Guitar Bodies

Homestead models: different shapes of guitar bodies   At Homestead Guitars, we offer a variety of guitar shapes for customers to choose from. Besides the appearance, the shape of the guitar's body also produces different tonal colors and a different feel when you...

Adjusting the ‘Truss Rod’

Adjusting the ‘Truss Rod’

Adjusting the 'Truss Rod' A guitar can at some point start to resonate or buzz, in particular higher on the neck. Or the guitar gradually becomes more difficult to play because the distance between the strings and the fretboard or neck (called action) has increased....

Why is Adirondack the best guitar top?

Why is Adirondack the best guitar top?

The Adirondack Mountains are located in northern New York State. Their steep mountainsides are home to a unique red spruce that provides some of the world's finest tonewood for making guitar tops. The red spruce (Picea rubens) is a medium-sized evergreen conifer. This...

Which lacquer is best for a guitar?

Which lacquer is best for a guitar?

Which lacquer is best for a guitar? There are basically two types of lacquer when building guitars: Nitrocellulose (Nitro) and Polyurethane (Poly) or Polyester. Nitro was the standard lacquer for guitars until the 1970s. Polyurethane has become more and more common...