Need a Strad? Borrow One Here.
by Patronage of artists has always been essential. But different ways that high priced instruments find young prodigies ensure those strings get bowed. The arts, …
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Need a Strad? Borrow One Here.
Patronage of artists has always been essential. But different ways that high priced instruments find young prodigies ensure those strings get bowed. The arts, music …
Albert Einstein and the Violin
While scribbling difficult formulas about E=mc2 on a chalkboard, it may have been Mozart’s Violin Sonata in C that coursed through his considerable brain. …
The Story on Aluminum Violins, Violas and Cellos
Here’s to thinking outside of the (string peg) box. But from a 21st century perspective, covering the aluminum with faux wood was a poor aesthetic …
Francois Tourte: Inventor of the Modern Bow
While considered subservient to the violin, the bow rose to much greater importance in the confluence of Tourte, skilled violinists, and the French Revolution. Frenchman …
The Violins of Nathan Milstein
The Ukranian-American virtuoso played four priceless instruments in his career. But one Strad was his favorite, and he renamed it for his wife. The virtuoso …
Violinmaking: Why the Age of the Wood Matters
Great violins last hundreds of years, so perhaps a ten-year wait for wood to age isn’t so bad for violinmakers. But scientists hope to speed …