The week that was devoid of practice.

This last week, band practice didn't happen. Hopefully that should give us time to get the other aspects of the band going, however. My skill points in Guitar and Songwriting will soon be going up, as I have come across a practice amp to keep at home. I shall be skill grinding to raise my Music skill to max proficiency! (I apologize for the terms used in the last two sentences... Too much World of Warcraft for me.) With the band still pushing for gigs, our bassist getting married, moving our practice room due to aforementioned bassist getting married and living in the space of which current practice is held, and an overwhelmingly joyous amount of family visiting us in hordes, it doesn't surprise me that practices have been slightly less than a priority. Though our last practice was far from earning the title of the "greatest last practice," I have a feeling that our waiting and our efforts are not about to go unnoticed. My goal of staying home and playing guitar for work may yet be achieved someday.

Here's the first installment of the "Ultimate Guitar Knowledge Masterpiece" series. (It's not that Ultimate.)

Acoustic Guitars
Sounds and What Causes Them

The acoustic guitar is quite an exquisite form of instrument. The inside of an acoustic guitar can be compared structurally to that of a music studio. The shape of the body, the type of wood used, and the interior design that holds the guitar together all contribute to the sound and style of the guitar.

The strings are, of course, the biggest contributor to what makes the sound. However, most people don’t think about what the strings attach to. The bridge is the piece of wood that is positioned on the body of the guitar that anchors the strings near the bottom of the guitar. This also holds the saddle, the piece of material that props the strings up. With this holding the strings, it will vibrate with the strings when they are struck, thus vibrating the top of the body of the guitar, also called the sound board, causing the sound to reverberate in the guitar. The sound escapes through the hole that the strings span over called, shockingly, the sound hole. This is how sound is made with an acoustic guitar (it’s not when a mommy and daddy sound love each other very much).