Violin

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, the viola needs to have a more significant body. The viola has a lower string tuned in C that the…

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 violin polish, and several microfiber cloths. Now read on. List of products and tools to clean a violin, viola,…

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 difference. When I am putting my bow to that string, I know how it is…

Thanks to the endless stream of flight stories shared around the internet these days, flying out to a gig can be just as scary as it is exciting for some musicians. At the end of the day, though, there’s a lot of people that do this kind of thing for a living. Do you think…

Strings wear out little by little, gradually. So it is not always easy to decide exactly when to change strings. It is an often asked question. So it is important to make the most out of our instrument while keeping our budget straight. On an average basis, a professional violinist should keep strings for three…