Articles Of Possible Interest

• What brand names are good?
• Bridge straightening video
• How to buy a bowed instrument or bow
• Best age to start a child - it depends on a few different factors
• Buying Mistakes when buying a violin, viola, or cello
• Rent or Buy
• Overview on Bows
• Harmonic design principles, the key to good sound & playability
• Harmonic design: The Sound Post
• Harmonic design: The Bass Bar
• Should everyone use a shoulder rest?
• Care & Feeding of bowed instruments- maintaining & protecting
• My Teacher Suggested... (or, "I got it elsewhere and need to know what's wrong.")
• Removing fingerboard tapes
• Humidification - If you do choose to humidify, be consistent
• Tuning problems & options- Friction pegs and the new mechanical pegs
• Teacher kickbacks - A frank discussion
• Which shops to avoid
• YouTube video on how to change a string