Quick Tip: Manage a Supply Drawer
Have you ever felt disorganized about your musical stuff?
Sure you have, and there’s a simple remedy: Keep a supply drawer. If it works in offices, it will work for musicians too. Make sure you keep it nicely organized. Some items you may need:
- Personal hand care: Nail clippers are a common tool for pianists and anyone whose nails might be a problem. Nail files are guitarists’ best friends, and some hand cream is always good to keep you sore-free.
- Instrument tools: A string winder, sandpaper for your oboe, a tuning fork, plectrums, and all those little tools you need.
- Instrument care: A good cloth or pipe cleaner and some cleaner that’s meant for use with your instrument. I keep a bottle of Martin guitar polish handy - ask your local dealer.
- General supplies: Strings, reeds, pegs/bolts/nuts and all things replaceable. You know your baby better than I do.
- Pens and Pens: Keep a good set of writing instruments. A good musician becomes a great one if he’s bold enough to write stuff in his sheet music as e practices.
Keep it all in a single, dedicated, compartmentalized, organized drawer. Trust me, you’ll feel the true power of holding an instrument if you know where the pit stop is and that service is up and running.
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Aug 28, 2007 at 7:46 am
[…] Recently, Arjun Muralidharan of The Good Musician recommended a system of organization using a supply drawer so that musicians could ensure their songwriting materials were always handy. His system is a good, but […]
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