Articles
A Foundation for Understanding Sound
By The Violin Shop
I'm not sure who asked the question. I think it's some esoteric Buddhist riddle young grasshoppers are asked. ...
Instrument Maintenance
By The Violin Shop
The phone was ringing. If it had rung a minute earlier I would have let the answering machine ...
Myths
By The Violin Shop
A breeze moved the heavy air and gave it a little relief. Thick clouds threatened rain, but the ...
A More Advanced Evaluation of Sound
By The Violin Shop
In the first issue of Inside the Shop I outlined the three basic principles I use to evaluate ...
Set Up: The Soundpost and Bridge
By The Violin Shop
There is only one power that determines the course of history, just as it determines the course of ...
A 5-Seam Map to a Small Corner of Violin History
By The Violin Shop
John F. Kennedy once said: "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the ...
Room Acoustics
By The Violin Shop
About 25 years ago I stood in the middle of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Dwarfed under its ...
Matching Your Bow to Your Instrument
By The Violin Shop
Last year I heard the San Diego Symphony perform a terrific program, compliments of one of my customers. ...
Your Instrument’s Grain: Quarter Cut or Slab?
By The Violin Shop
Standing on a mountainside near Klamath Falls in Southern Oregon, I looked up from the base of an ...
Strings – 5 Tips to Quality String Installation
By The Violin Shop
Avoid bridge and soundpost collapse by changing strings one at a time. Increase string and bridge life by ...
Neck Shapes Part 2
By The Violin Shop
In the last issue we discussed the actual shape of your instruments' neck. I threw a lot of ...
Neck Shapes Part 1
By The Violin Shop
The neck of your instrument is the most intimate contact point you have with your violin. And it ...
Influence Between Schools of Violin Schools
By The Violin Shop
Cupping your hands against the large pane of glass, the world fades behind you. The hot sidewalk, dark ...