Violin Basics
Buying Your First Violin
Many of the violins sold cheaply online are not playable and are jokingly referred to by professionals as violin-shaped objects or VSOs. The following is a minimum list of required characteristics that any...
Buying Your First Violin
Many of the violins sold cheaply online are not playable and are jokingly referred to by professionals as violin-shaped objects or VSOs. The following is a minimum list of required characteristics that any...
Violin Adjustment
When you purchase a new violin, it should come fully setup, professionally adjusted, and ready to play. It should be inspected for, among other things . . . The height,...
Violin Adjustment
When you purchase a new violin, it should come fully setup, professionally adjusted, and ready to play. It should be inspected for, among other things . . . The height,...
Tips for Improving Tone
Fix the bow on a point approx. half way between the bridge and the end of the fingerboard. As you bow, keep the hair touching that same point, and don't...
Tips for Improving Tone
Fix the bow on a point approx. half way between the bridge and the end of the fingerboard. As you bow, keep the hair touching that same point, and don't...
Humidity and Your Violin
A violin is a collection of wooden parts, held together with glue. In humid conditions, wood absorbs moisture from the surrounding air. Wood expands as it absorbs moisture. In dry...
Humidity and Your Violin
A violin is a collection of wooden parts, held together with glue. In humid conditions, wood absorbs moisture from the surrounding air. Wood expands as it absorbs moisture. In dry...
Shipping Your Violin Bow
>Make the hair very loose. Of course, don't loosen so much that the screw falls out; but, you want all the tension taken off the hair before shipping. Your bow...
Shipping Your Violin Bow
>Make the hair very loose. Of course, don't loosen so much that the screw falls out; but, you want all the tension taken off the hair before shipping. Your bow...
How to Tune Your Violin
Grip the peg between your left thumb and index finger. With your right hand, hold the violin firmly at the base of the neck. Lower the tension of the string...
How to Tune Your Violin
Grip the peg between your left thumb and index finger. With your right hand, hold the violin firmly at the base of the neck. Lower the tension of the string...