The violin market isn’t a simple thing. The resources and expertise required to craft and sell these instruments alone can provide a substantial cost, but that alone doesn’t justify the...

Everyone knows the sound of a violin, whether from a classical concert or, more likely, from film soundtracks. On the other hand, electric guitars are pretty well-known. But electric violins? It is...

It is the violin where it all started: the Yamaha Silent Violin SV-100. I was there at Lavillette Music Show in Paris back in 1997 when it launched and bought it straight away. So it is the first...

The viola is bigger than the violin The viola is bigger than the violin to accommodate bigger strings. In order to sound lower, it needs to have longer and bigger strings. To amplify lower sounds,...

To sound well, a violin needs to be clean. It is good for aesthetics, but more importantly, for sound and vibrations. Cleaning a violin is not hard if you follow the steps. Use some alcohol, a...

As Hilary Hahn puts it: " Strings, you have to think they are part of you, you don't have to think about them. It's a good thing not to notice your strings. But for me, it is making a huge...