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  Blackwood: The wood of the Bagpipe and Clarinet

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  Blackwood is the wood of choice for wind instrument luthiers all over the world. Bagpipes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons? find out all the details about this wood in this post.

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  Master your guitar tuning with Gotoh's high-end machine heads

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  Every skilled guitarist needs to perfectly master the tuning of his guitar and every good luthier must equip his instruments with the best machine heads. After all, both are looking for a clear and defined sound that can only be achieved with a quality machine head.

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  Everything you need to know about Canadian Cedar

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  The Canadian cedar (Thuja plicata), also known as Western Red Cedar, is a majestic tree that grows in three distinct regions: the state of Washington (USA), British Columbia (Canada), and some areas of Alaska (USA). This is the same species with different characteristics. The most prized variety for guitar building, especially acoustic guitars, comes from the Canadian region.

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  Juliana Hernández, luthier: "For me, building a guitar is like having a child".

  Posted in: Getting to know the leaders in the luthery industry

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  Juliana Hernández is 33 years old and comes from Argentina. She has been a luthier for more than 10 years. When she was a little girl, she was attracted to the guitar because her father always played it when he came home from work. It is one of the few memories she has left of her father, who died when she was only 7 years old. That is why the guitar became a very special instrument for her.

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  The perfect tuning of Jose Manuel Gil´s Galician Bagpipes

  Posted in: Getting to know the leaders in the luthery industry

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  The builder of Galician Bagpipes granted us an incredible interview. We discussed the harmony of the bagpipe, its woods, and the history of an instrument that has traveled across Europe for centuries.

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  We launch MB Exclusive, our own brand for the best pieces we have in stock

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  There is no doubt that looking for the perfect wood to create a guitar is an arduous task that every luthier must do before starting to make it. At Maderas Barber we want to make your work easier and we launch MB exclusive, our own brand of unique pieces and finished parts. A project born at the request of customers. A project in which the exclusivity of each instrument is the goal.

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  Maderas Barber and Luthiers Mercantile Alliance: a new era for luthiers around the world

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  We are excited to announce a new partnership with Luthiers Mercantile International, which will allow us to offer our customers a wide range of quality accessories and tools, while luthiers around the world will be able to purchase our most sought-after woods from their online store. This alliance is great news for the luthier community, as it will allow us to reduce distances and shipping costs, providing greater accessibility to innovative and quality products.

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  Malaysian Blackwood, the new tonewood by Maderas Barber

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  Malaysian Blackwood is the new guitar tonewood we have added to our catalog. This tonewood seeks to position itself as a product of distinction for guitar builders.

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  Why Shellac is So Special in Musical Instruments

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  Shellac is one of those finishes that luthiers love, and for good reason. It protects and enhances the beauty of instruments without excessively affecting the natural vibrations of the wood—something not all finishes can achieve. Of course, every finish adds a bit of weight and changes the instrument’s properties, but shellac does this so lightly that it barely interferes.

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  Why Shellac is So Special in Musical Instruments

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  Shellac is one of those finishes that luthiers love, and for good reason. It protects and enhances the beauty of instruments without excessively affecting the natural vibrations of the wood—something not all finishes can achieve. Of course, every finish adds a bit of weight and changes the instrument’s properties, but shellac does this so lightly that it barely interferes.

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  Three tricks to improve your acoustic guitar sound

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  Cómo mejorar el sonido de tu guitarra ¿Sientes que tu guitarra no mantiene la afinación como te gustaría? ¿Quieres sacar el máximo partido a tu instrumento y disfrutar de un sonido rico y vibrante? No te preocupes, ¡no estás solo! Muchos guitarristas se enfrentan a estos mismos desafíos.Desde Maderas Barber te contamos algunos secretos para mejorar el sonido de tu guitarra. Tres sencillos trucos para mejorar el sonido de tu guitarra Para afinar tu guitarra con precisión, nos vamos a...

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  How to clean a guitar: essential tips to keep it in perfect condition

  Posted in: Tips and tricks

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  In this article we talk about the daily cleaning and care tasks for your guitar, those small actions that we must do before and after playing, so that the instrument does not deteriorate with its daily use.

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