Understanding Humidity and Stringed Instruments
Atmospheric water – humidity – changes the size and weight of wood in violins, cellos and other stringed instruments. But it can be managed. Perhaps Vivaldi understood both the beauties...
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The Benefits to Children Who Learn String Instruments
Music study can lead to a rewarding career. But simply learning how to play a violin (or tuba or oboe) can positively affect development in many ways. We go to...
Maple Wood and the Acoustics of Violins
It takes several kinds of woods to make fine stringed musical instruments. But the back of the violin, made with maple, has much to do with sound resonance. Maple works...
German Violinmaking: The Hopf Family
While early members of this dynasty created violins that have endured for hundreds of years, later industrious Hopfs also were successful at mass production. Some of the earlier members of...
Violinists Turned Conductors - Benning Violin
As the orchestra concertmaster is always a violinist, it seems natural that great conductors are often great violinists. Here we list some of the most notable. Martin in the Fields,...
Reasons NOT to Leave Your Fine Stringed Instrument in a...
About a third of violin players acknowledge leaving their instrument vulnerable to theft, a large portion of them in cars. Which is a very, very bad idea. Something so worthless...
DeLay, Gingold & Galamian: Three Legendary Violin Teachers
Even Itzahk Perlman had a teacher, without whom he would not be the performer he is today. It takes sacrifice to leave the stage and cultivate those who will one...
Due Diligence and Purchasing a Fine Stringed Instrument
The provenance of a great violin, viola or cello plays heavily into its value. But how that is proven is difficult – and no job for an amateur. The challenges...
Provenance and a Fine Instrument’s Value
Some of the finest violins, cellos, basses and other stringed instruments are now 100s of years old and of great value. Knowing their history matters. There are several factors that...
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