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Get in tune with your airline’s instrument policy

Only a few people know that Delta Air Lines paid Amanda Sage $200 as compensation for returning her checked bag with a giant rip in it. Or that American Airlines delivered a new footlocker to John Wetmore when the one he checked in as baggage showed up with a big hole punched in it.

Country Music shrine to keep historic instruments

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter pledged by a man who committed suicide after being accused of defrauding millions from investors.

Actually, 'Wii Music' isn't that bad

You’ve got to love a game that lets you play “La Bamba” with a bagpipe, a jaw harp, a sitar and not one, but cowbells.

The Vine
Germans pee in brass instruments
Source: metro.co.uk

The unusual urinals at a pub in Freiburg, south Germany, were put in by landlord Martin Hartmann. 'Most people see the funny side but we've had a few complaints from musicians,' he said

Making music is a great way for parents to bond with their children - Newborn to Teen news magazine
Source: newborntoteen.com

More and more women are learning instruments alongside their children to maintain the bond that can suffer through working long hours and a stressful lifestyle and research has proven that without a close attachment to a mother figure, children can become stressed, be less succes …

1984...er...2009! Eddie Van Halen Reinvents the Guitar
Source: CNN

After years of wearing down metal frets and having pieces of his guitar rip off or malfunction during shows, Van Halen says he's built a guitar that even he can't destroy.

Playing a musical instrument helps brain
Source: Times of the Internet

BOSTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Children who play a musical instrument for at least three years outperform children with no music training on verbal ability, U.S. researchers said.

Wood density key to Stradivarius violin sound
Source: BBC News

The unique sounds of a Stradivarius violin may come down to the density of the wood it is made from. Scientists say the patterns of the grain are markedly different from modern instruments.

Building on a passion for music: Bay View gets a new luthier
Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Korinthia Klein, smudges and stains on her canvas apron, is wiping maple shavings from her workbench. The sign on the door of her Bay View shop says "Closed." But clearly she has work to do.

Is a Moog Renaissance Nigh?
Source: Wired News

God, I hope so.

The 9 Weirdest Musical Instruments
Source:

For every musical instrument that becomes a symbol of modern music, many more are doomed to become the retarded cousin that gets stashed in the basement during dinner parties. Below, we present the best of those retarded cousins.

Svetilen - Ancient Russian Music
Source: Kongoi Media Productions

The ensemble of Ancient Russian Music Svetilen was formed in 1989 to take care of old Russian tradition in singing. This tradition is reflected in two types of singing; church singing and secular singing. Both are marked by the meaning of the sacred word.

Free electronics stock photos [286 photos]
Source: electronics-lab.com

I am happy to announce the release of our set of Free Electronics Stock photos. This is a collection of 286 usual electronics items that you may already being familiar with, but haven't the time to take photos of them.

Anne d'Roid's Dungeon
Source: Squidoo

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Big list of FREE Music Making Software - Part 3
Source: Making Music

Here is part 3 of the big list of Free Music Making Software. Free Synths, Effects, Filters and other Instruments & Plugins you need in your music production. With Part 1 and Part 2 together with this part - you have a Mega List of 100 Free Music Making Software!

Can Music Be Bad?

How many times have you heard someone say "That band sucks!" or "How can you NOT like them? - They kick ass!"?

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