Latest News: Instruments & Accessories
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Beginner's Guides,
Breedlove: Body Sizes Explained 6th September 2024
The guitar's body shape and size significantly impact its sound and performance. Bigger not necessarily better, just different.
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Beginner's Guides,
Best Clarinets for Beginners 23rd August 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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Beginner's Guides,
Best Flutes for Beginners 23rd August 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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Beginner's Guides,
Best Saxophones for Beginners 23rd August 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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Announcement,
Spotlight on Yamaha Wind Instruments 23rd August 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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Beginner's Guides,
Guitar Strings: A Quick Guide 16th August 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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Announcement,
Torrefaction: What is it & why you may want it 19th July 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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Announcement,
Care & Maintenance: Humidity & Temperatures 11th July 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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Announcement,
Guitar Pickups: An Introduction 4th July 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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Announcement,
Manuel Rodriguez Guitars: Over 100 Years of Classical Elegance 24th June 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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Announcement,
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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Announcement,
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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Announcement,
Cordoba Protégé C1 Matiz 11th April 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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Announcement,
Spotlight on Pearl Flutes 14th March 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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Announcement,
Shergold Guitars: A British Icon, Reborn. 5th March 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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Beginner's Guides,
Three Guitars for the Starter 20th February 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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Announcement,
Spotlight on Yanagisawa Saxophones 15th January 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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Favourites,
The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 14th November 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.
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Beginner's Guides,
Take up the trumpet 20th December 2021
Ok, you have decided to TAKE UP THE TRUMPET … but how to choose your first instrument? In this guide, we have selected our top three Yamaha trumpets.
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Announcement,
Buy lots and make a difference 25th November 2021
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Gabrieli Consort & Players.
