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Tonewoods: Acoustic Guitar Edition
24th Sep 2024
Tonewoods are the specific types of timbers that are prized for their acoustic properties, particularly their ability to resonate and transmit sound effectively.
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Breedlove: Body Sizes Explained
6th Sep 2024
The guitar's body shape and size significantly impact its sound and performance. Bigger not necessarily better, just different.
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Best Clarinets for Beginners
23rd Aug 2024
Choosing your first instrument can be a daunting task. In order to help you make your decision, we have looked through the range of instruments on offer, and have selected our top choices for starter clarinets.
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Best Flutes for Beginners
23rd Aug 2024
Choosing your first instrument can be a daunting task. In order to help you make your decision, we have looked through the range of instruments on offer, and have selected our top three starter flutes.
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Best Saxophones for Beginners
23rd Aug 2024
Choosing your first instrument can be a daunting task. In order to help you make your decision, we have looked through the range of instruments on offer, and have selected our top four starter saxophones.
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Spotlight on Yamaha Wind Instruments
23rd Aug 2024
At Presto Music, we are proud to offer a range of Yamaha's student and intermediate flutes, clarinets and saxophones, which are amongst some of the biggest-selling student instruments in the world. Find out more in this spotlight article...
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Guitar Strings: A Quick Guide
16th Aug 2024
Don't get "Strung Up"; Our Beginner's Guide to Guitar Strings: This article aims to help explain the different types of guitar strings, their unique features, and how they affect the sound and feel of the guitar you play.
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Torrefaction: What is it & why you may want it
19th Jul 2024
Torrefaction, done properly using selected wood used coupled with a well-engineered design, can produce great-sounding and durable guitars.
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Care & Maintenance: Humidity & Temperatures
11th Jul 2024
With any high-quality solid wood instrument, humidity and temperature will be very important factors affecting the health and longevity of your guitar.
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Guitar Pickups: An Introduction
4th Jul 2024
The guitar pickup is the defining element of the electric guitar, and the very first electrical element of the guitar's electrical signal chain.
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Manuel Rodriguez Guitars: Over 100 Years of Classical Elegance
24th Jun 2024
For more than 118 years, "Guitarras Manuel Rodríguez" has been making instruments based on the guitar-making traditions of the Madrid School. Founded in Madrid as early as 1905, it is Spain's second oldest guitar making manufacturer.
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Choosing a new flute: Open Hole vs Closed Hole
20th May 2024
The choice between playing on an open or closed hole flute is a preference, but as a flautist begins to advance, an open hole model becomes a more serious consideration when the time comes to upgrade from their student model. So, what is the difference and why might you choose one over the other?
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Beyond the Timbers & Tones: Breedlove Guitars
3rd May 2024
Ready to embark on a musical adventure like no other? Introducing Breedlove guitars, a beacon of creativity and expression.
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Cordoba Protégé C1 Matiz
11th Apr 2024
The Cordoba Protégé C1 Matiz; a classical guitar that’s perfectly designed for beginner & intermediate players seeking an instrument that is both visually striking and tonally pleasing.
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Spotlight on Pearl Flutes
14th Mar 2024
We are excited to have expanded the range of flute brands we offer to now include Pearl flutes! Find out more about their range in this article...
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Shergold Guitars: A British Icon, Reborn.
5th Mar 2024
Shergold Guitars, a British guitar company founded in 1965 by the late Jack Golder and Norman Houlder. The company, based in London, quickly gained a reputation for producing high-quality, innovative guitars that were played by some of the biggest names in music, including David Bowie, Genesis and Joy Division.
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Three Guitars for the Starter
20th Feb 2024
Picking up a guitar for the first time is a capital experience that becomes the genesis for a lifelong expedition into music. The guitar is great fun and also allows the player to be introduced to musicianship and to increase one's musical knowledge in a fun and rewarding way.
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Spotlight on Yanagisawa Saxophones
15th Jan 2024
Here at Presto Music, we are excited to now have Yanagisawa saxophones in stock. The Yanagisawa company has a long history of high-quality and innovative instrument manufacture, rivalling other well-known saxophone manufacturers including Selmer and Conn.
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Give Back Friday 2023
24th Nov 2023
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three local charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: Help Musicians, Leamington Music and Gabrieli Roar.
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The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide
14th Nov 2022
We don’t just sell sheet music, instruments and CDs here at Presto - we’re a veritable goldmine of music-themed gifts, too! Whatever your festive needs, we have something for you. Find out more.
