Midlothian Music USA Information
Guitars 4 Vets Needs Your Help NOW

We remain honored and excited to continue supporting the Guitars 4 Vets program as a location for you to donate instruments among other activities. Click here to learn more about our role in the program. The bottom line is that our military veterans need to see and feel our support now more than ever and G4V is in need of direct financial support at this time as well. G4V has launched its #BandTogether campaign to help raise funds for 2020. You may text your donation to "44-321", or visit their Facebook fundraising page and/or their website at https://guitars4vets.org/donate/ for other ways...
Tips on how to size a violin for younger students
For Violin Players Tips and Tricks

When purchasing a violin and getting the right size it is determined by the size of the individual. The later teens and adults usually get a 4/4, which is full size. It is especially important for young children starting out to be measured and start with the correct size instrument and move up in size as they grow. The measuring process seems primitive, where the student puts the violin on the left shoulder and chin on the chin rest. Extending the left arm all the way out to the left and cup your left hand. The violin headstock should fit...
How to inspect a stringed instrument for humidity damage and how to help avoid it
For Guitar Players Tips and Tricks

Humidity and your valuable instruments are the most important thing next to playing them. As a service center and seller of high end instruments, we can only harp at everyone to understand how to humidify and when. Throughout the fall and winter seasons we see many string instruments come in with either fret ends sticking out and seam cracks due to a lack of humidity resulting in wood shrinkage. Every fall when the furnace goes on for the cold seasons, we should begin humidifying our wood instruments. There are many ways to humidify, whole room humidifiers or instrument humidifiers. When...