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String Instruments: Purchasing & Maintenance (Meredith Music)

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  • String Instruments: Purchasing & Maintenance (Meredith Music)
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Available to order online — ships or Click & Collect from Footscray in 1–3 business days Dispatched with tracking · Standard delivery 4–9 business days · Express 1–3 — depending on your location.

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Description

Why do pegs continuously slip or stick making it difficult to tune? Or endpins become stuck or keep sliding down? What about fine tuners that malfunction; strings that break, become false or fray; bows that warp or need rehairing; chin rests that won't stay on; bridges or sound posts that lean or fall; strings that are either so high they injure fingers or so low they buzz? What can be done to prevent wood scratching or cracking or students from getting poor quality instruments that they will struggle to play due to poor set-up or improper sizing? These and countless other questions about purchasing, maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing and storing string instruments are answered in this comprehensive yet concise handbook.

Topics include:

• Purchasing - renting vs. buying; selection of student, step-up and professional instruments and bows

• Instrument Accessories - shoulder pads, rockstops, rosin, stools, cloths, mutes, cases

• Maintenance - temperature, humidity, cleaning/polishing, daily care, periodic/annual maintenance with to-do lists for instruments and bows

• Troubleshooting - slipping/sticking pegs, slipping/sticking pegs, buzzing or rattling, scratches or cracks, scratches or cracks, common problems

• Rehearsal Space - necessary equipment, options you do and don't need, space and layout considerations

• Repair - string replacement, fine tuner r

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Details & dimensions

Brand
Meredith Music
Type
Sheet Music
Publication
STRING INSTRUMENTS PURCHASING MAINTENANCE
Barcode
9781574630565
Weight
0.164 kg

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Delivery & finance options

Standard shippingFlat $7 Australia-wide, FREE over $150 — dispatched next business day with tracking, then 4–9 business days depending on location.
Express shippingChoose Express at checkout — 1–3 business days depending on location.
Click & CollectFREE from our Footscray showroom — we'll email you when it's ready.
Pay your way. Split it into 4 interest-free payments with Afterpay or Zip at checkout (on orders $100–$2,000).
Prefer to rent? Ask our team about rent-to-own.
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Delivery, returns & warranty

  • Shipping & delivery

    Free standard shipping on orders over $150. Most orders dispatched the next business day. Tracked & insured on every order over $30. Free Click & Collect from our Footscray showroom.

  • Returns

    Arrived faulty, damaged, or not doing what it should? Return it within 7 days for a refund or exchange. After that, we'll arrange a manufacturer warranty repair and keep you posted throughout. All we ask is that it comes back in original condition, with all packaging and your proof of purchase. Your Australian Consumer Law rights always apply.

  • Warranty & support

    Genuine, Australian-delivered stock. Authorised dealer. Set up by the manufacturer before dispatch. Real aftercare from real players on 03 4151 5751.

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