Acoustic guitar care The best way to keep the acoustic guitar from accumulating dirt is using a case for storage protection but you could also use a cover. Choose a guitar cover that is easy to take off and put on and has a fabric material. To avoid sweat marks on your guitar, you could wear a sweat band when playing. Akin to his father, Charles Joseph Sax, he was an instrument maker. His first successful creation was the saxhorn which was made public some time after he transferred to France. Before focusing on the saxophone, Adolphe sax completed several developments to the bass clarinet. The saxophone was created around 1846. Playing the sitar The instrument should be placed between the player s right knee and left foot with the left leg under the former. This position allows the player s hands to move freely without holding the sitar s weight. The thumb is positioned on the fretboard s top while the string is being plucked using a mizraab or pick. Modern Banjo There many variations of the modern banjo. Increasing its popularity is the six-string banjo which is played like a guitar. The modern banjo s body, sometimes referred to as pot, has a metal ring, circular wooden rim, and a stretched head. The head is made of animal hide but could also be made of synthetic materials nowadays. Here are a few classic bass guitars. The Hofner was played by Paul McCartney although not expensive or outstandingly made. The Fender Jazz started in 1960 with a slimmer shaped neck and two pickups while the Fender Precision was introduced in 1951 with a slab body and one pickup. The Musicman Stingray arrived in the 1970 s with a humbucker bass pickup while the Gibson Thuderbird came on scene in the 1960 s. The difference is that bugles have a wider conical bore and makes a large sound fit for the outdoors. Introduction to the military It was first used as a military signaling agent on the 1750 s. The Hanoverian light infantry or J ger battalions utilized a half-circle copper horn with a flaring bore which was used by the leader called the Fl gelmeiste.