Even if playing an instrument is not all that hard, regularity is essential. If you have spent so many hours during the year to level up your game, it is shameful to lose everything! If you don't...

The violin and the Viola are two brother instruments. They look like a lot. Only a trained eye (or ear) can tell them apart. But one is preferred to the other. Why is the violin better than the...

Don't wait for your bow to be dirty before cleaning it. Cleaning your bow is part of its regular maintenance. It looks better, feels better, and, why not, plays better. The bow hair has to be...

Whether you have a new bow or a freshly re-haired bow, it is essential to put rosin on it to make any sound at all. Bows without rosin can’t be played. Break in your rosin with sandpaper. Gather...

Many different materials are used to make violin or orchestra string instrument strings. The best way to understand what they are made out of is to look at the history of string making. The progress...

You take your violin out, or your bow, and surprise: no sound. But clearly, no sound at all: what a surprise! It is not that the sound is soft, low, or muffled: it is completely absent. The thing is,...