When one starts into a new violin project, it’s rare NOT to learn lessons, some quite valuable. Some are surprising. Some are a reminder. I
How a Violin is Made
https://fb.watch/ePv6tTw_LO/ Unfortunately, this video was only available to me on Facebook, but I thought it interesting enough to post here. I hope most can see
Salvaging a Stainer Violin
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to find an old Stainer violin. The label inside had a notation scratched onto it, “Received Xmas 1923.”
Cleaning Your Violin Bow
Join me as I clean the accumulated rosin from a violin bow that came with a recently acquired outfit. As a bonus, I ‘de-rosin’ the
The Left-Handed Violin
When a customer asked about a left-handed violin, it kind of took me by surprise. I had never really given it a lot of thought,
A Silk Purse From A Sow’s Ear
A while back, I purchased a used ‘Cecilio’ violin outfit as part of a comparison project. The idea was to see first-hand which violin among
The Prairie Fiddler 