Believe it or don’t, until electronic tuners became available in the ‘70s, people used to tune their guitars by ear. Not everybody was that good at it. You even used to hear “out-of-tuneness” on hit ...

SAN ANTONIO – In a world full of technology, the piano has taken a back seat when it comes to home entertainment. As piano sales declined over the past 60 years, it became rarer to come across piano ...

OK, we’re still on tuning by ear. Last week, we talked about the fifth-fret method. This week, we’ll talk about the octave method; then we’ll talk about the harmonics method. The most important thing ...

Earbuds are popular because compared to traditional on-ear or over-ear headphones, they’re unobtrusive, easy to carry and don’t restrict movement. Those advantages are boosted when you move to ...