Violins are known to be magical instruments with prices reaching every year new heights. But it is a completely different story with electric violins. Have electric violins commoditized the price of those instruments? By being build in factories and in mass production, they certainly have. The revolution that happened with the guitar (Fender Stratocaster for…
Having a good sound on the violin is a difficult process but is completely feasible. There are so many myths and mysteries regarding that art that sometimes it appears to be out of reach. A great violin sound can be magic, miraculous. But on the other hand, a beginner’s sound can be harsh, squeaky, and…
Violin bows are often overlooked. They appear to be an accessory to the violin, the real thing. A bit like a pick to a guitar. But bows play a crucial part in how violinists play their instruments. On the same violin, from one bow to another, the sound differs a lot. The bow vibrates in…
As electric violins are quiet they tend to squeak less. Maybe they don’t have such a harsh sound at the beginning. Plus, you can play with headphones: your neighbors or your family won’t be able to hear you or to suffer from your first notes. So is it a good idea to start with an…
The violin is a miraculous instrument. Such a tiny object can have such a magical and powerful sound. But it is delicate and fragile. If you want to get the maximum out of it, you should take care of it in many ways that are unknown to many students or even teachers. We should never…
It doesn’t come directly to mind to buy an electric violin the first time we think about starting. The romantic aspect of violin playing usually involves an acoustic instrument, a Stradivarius.But electric violins are not just for rock stars and not everybody can live in a big house without neighbors and practice at night. So…