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GIVEAWAY ENDS SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 Budapest Lutherie Violin. 4/4 size, value $2,800 Hungarian music has always been an experiment of old and new, of cl... Read More...

The Key to Neck Stability—and String Height—Appeared in the Playgrounds of Old

By James N. McKean The worst piece of playground equipment in days of old was the see-saw. They’re mainly extinct now, and had a predatory look to them: a long... Read More...

Cellist Seth Parker Woods on His Influences, Inspiration, & the Trajectory of His Artistic Adventure

By Thomas May "Question authority” isn’t just a political slogan. This quintessentially Socratic imperative is also characteristic of visionary artists who are... Read More...

D’Addario’s New Ascenté Violin Strings in Action at Summer NAMM 2017

Violinist and D’Addario & Co. product manager Lyris Hung demonstrates the company’s latest set of student strings: the Ascenté violin string set. The string... Read More...

Augustin Hadelich on the Spirit & Sound of His 1723 ‘ex-Kiesewetter’ Strad Violin

Italian-born, Grammy Award–winning violinist Augustin Hadelich started his musical journey at just five years old, when his father—a German amateur cellist and ... Read More...

3 Keys to Conquering Upper-Position Anxieties

By Miranda Wilson If there’s one thing that almost all advancing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists have in common, it’s a fear of playing in the reg... Read More...

D’Addario Factory Tour: a Mariachi Violinist Goes Straight to the Source

By Cristina Schreil Navigating through foggy safety goggles, I follow a mariachi band onto a Long Island factory floor. I confront a cacophony: countless machi... Read More...

Amazon Prime Day finds for violinists, violists, bassists, and fiddlers.

Once a year, Amazon marks down prices on select inventory for its Prime members. If you're one of them, we've rounded up all the bowed strings-related products ... Read More...

Former Students Pay Tribute to Legendary Juilliard Violin Teacher Dorothy DeLay

By Cristina Schreil “Hello sugarplum.” It’s an odd thing to hear a room of people utter in unison. Then again, this crowd was unique. A black-and-white photo o... Read More...

Luis and Clark: Happy Campers

Sponsored by Luis and Clark  Summer music festivals and camps can bring about some of the best experiences for musicians both young and old. From connectin... Read More...