Anthony Ruggeri (NJ) on Blogger: Tips for Keeping a Bass Guitar in Tune

Monday, May 13, 2019

Tips for Keeping a Bass Guitar in Tune

Since 1984, NJ resident Anthony Ruggeri has provided professional insurance and risk management services to firms such as Reliance Insurance and GAB Robins North America, Inc. Currently, he serves as a claims program manager for Armour Risk Management Limited in Philadelphia. Outside of work, Anthony Ruggeri of NJ enjoys watching sports and playing the bass guitar in a local band, the Phazers.

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument that is responsible for establishing the rhythm and beat for a band. This instrument should be kept in tune to ensure the best sound quality.

Tuning should take place every time the bass guitar is played. To help a tuning last longer, strings should be replaced with new ones as soon as they show signs of wear. Worn strings sound flat and are unable to stay in tune for long.

The body and strings of the bass guitar also should be cleaned regularly, and owners should take care to avoid exposing the bass to temperature fluctuations and high humidity. Lastly, the instrument should be stored in a protective guitar case when not in use.

About Anthony Ruggeri

A graduate of Rowan University in NJ, insurance professional Anthony Ruggeri belonged to the debate team and served as the president of the Forensics Society while completing his bachelor of arts in communications. Since receiving his undergraduate degree, Anthony Ruggeri has completed graduate education in business at Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, NJ, and has received multiple certifications from the Insurance Institute of America.

Ruggeri began his insurance career in 1984 as a claims adjuster at Crawford and Company, a role in which he gained experience handling claims from across the insurance sector. He furthered his knowledge in this area in his next position as a claims supervisor and manager for the CNA/Continental Insurance Company. During his nearly decade-long tenure with CNA, he maintained a closing ratio of greater than 95 percent and was selected to serve on the firm’s Home Office Re-engineering team.

Since that time, Anthony Ruggeri has held claims management positions with insurance companies such as the Legion Insurance Company, GAB Robins North America, Inc., and the Farm Family Insurance Company. He draws on this experience in his current role as a claims program manager for Armour Insurance Group in Philadelphia, where he leads a team of supervisors and agents who handle general liability, auto, litigated and non-litigated property, and other claims throughout the United States.