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Chapman Stick

• What is a Stick?
• NS/Stick
• History
• Serial Numbers
• Pickups
• Playing Technique

Community

• List of Stick artists on MySpace and other similar sites
• List of Stick artists on Last.fm
• Stickists of the World map
• Community of Stickistas on Stickcenter.com

Care and Maintenance

Care of the Stick (user manuals, restringing process, cleaning & storage)

• Cleaning the Stick
• Restringing
• Travelling with the Stick

Tutorials and Exercises

• Player Basics - Scales and chords to get started on the Stick
• Music Notation - introduction to basic music notation
• Theory on Tap - an online book about music theory for Stick players
• Hyperspace concepts - Creative ideas and new perspectives

Sheet Music and Tablature

Index of Published Material

• Bibliography
• Discography
• Videography

Hardware and Software

Common gear (Rane unit, stands, cases, effects, Don's MacRack, etc)

• Cables
• Pre-amplifiers
  • Rane SP 13
• Effects
• Amplification
• MacRack - creating a portable computer-based effects rack
• Guitar Rig - Guitar Rig files for the stick, Tips on usage, etc..

Educational Materials

• Free Hands
• The Stick Book
• The Sticktionary

Other Resources

• Stickist.com - Current news and discussion forums
• Stickist.com FAQ - Chapman Stick FAQ
• StickWire - the Stick mailing list
• Stick Links - Links to Stick players and other online resources
• Stick Center - Mp3 Stick database, Stick artists, seminar and news about the Chapman Stick.