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
Christmas Concert 2021
To help get everyone in the Christmas spirit, my daughter Megan and I decided to record a few carols this morning. The piano is the
The Metis Fiddle
The Metis Fiddle is now complete and in the fine tuning process! The sash is perhaps one of the most powerful symbols in Metis culture.
The Prairie Fiddler 