http://gearpipe.com/guitars-that-sustain/ Musical Instrument News & Deals Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:06:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://gearpipe.com/guitars-that-sustain/#comment-509 More On the Movement Toward Sustainable Guitar Making | GearPipe | Musical Instrument Deals and Discounts Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:09:05 +0000 http://www.gearpipe.com/?p=795#comment-509 [...] may remember a post I wrote about a month ago for Blog Action Day about the Music Wood Campaign, a coalition launched by Greenpeace to increase the supply of woods traditionally used in the [...] [...] may remember a post I wrote about a month ago for Blog Action Day about the Music Wood Campaign, a coalition launched by Greenpeace to increase the supply of woods traditionally used in the [...]

]]> http://gearpipe.com/guitars-that-sustain/#comment-508 Ten Ways to Be a More Environmentally Responsible Musician | gearpipe.org | Supporting Music Education Charities Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:56:20 +0000 http://www.gearpipe.com/?p=795#comment-508 [...] Just Say No To Aqua-Net If you’re primping for your Friday night gig in your ‘80s cover band (or perhaps you’re still stuck in the ‘80s!), please lay off the aerosol can. I know you need your bangs to stand at attention through the third encore, but chances are some Dippity-do will keep your hair reaching for the stars, and do less damage to the ozone. Know Your Wood You might have your heart set on that guitar made from a 1,000 year old, endangered tree, but do you really need it? Will your cover of Blackbird sound that much better? Thanks to Greenpeace’s Music Wood Campaign, top guitar makers like Taylor and Martin are now using sustainable woods to build some of their guitar models. Check out my post at GearPipe.com to learn more about guitars built with sustainable woods. [...] [...] Just Say No To Aqua-Net If you’re primping for your Friday night gig in your ‘80s cover band (or perhaps you’re still stuck in the ‘80s!), please lay off the aerosol can. I know you need your bangs to stand at attention through the third encore, but chances are some Dippity-do will keep your hair reaching for the stars, and do less damage to the ozone. Know Your Wood You might have your heart set on that guitar made from a 1,000 year old, endangered tree, but do you really need it? Will your cover of Blackbird sound that much better? Thanks to Greenpeace’s Music Wood Campaign, top guitar makers like Taylor and Martin are now using sustainable woods to build some of their guitar models. Check out my post at GearPipe.com to learn more about guitars built with sustainable woods. [...]

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