Nick Grizzle

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The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra’s Virtual Beethoven 9 is Exactly What We Need Right Now

On March 20, members of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra got together (virtually!) to record “the moment” from the last movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphon... Read More...

Restringing Your Instrument: A Refresher Course & Tips from the Pros

By Emily Wright The basic order of operations for installing a string is simple enough. Secure one end through the tailpiece, thread the other end through t... Read More...

Score Writing with Fountain Pens: The Return of a Lost Art

Recent interest fountain pens reminds us of the dramatic difference between typing a musical score on a keyboard and the focus and flow of laying down ink on paper.

Niek Baar and Ben Kim Playing at The Shed in Utrecht

A Fringe Violin Festival in Utrecht: Reporting from the 27th Netherlands Violin Competition

By Laurence Vittes During the last week of the 27th Netherlands Violin Competition last month, four young Dutch virtuosos curated four concerts in and aroun... Read More...

A Guide to Buying Violin and Viola Cases

How to Buy a Violin or Viola Case

By Greg Cahill What’s the best violin or viola case? The answer is, well, complicated. Cases come in a variety of shapes and sizes and prices. There are hun... Read More...

Eastman Debuts Electro Acoustic Series, Cello Cases, & Bass Extensions at NAMM 2020

Eastman Strings showed its new Electro Acoustic series at NAMM 2020, available as an option in any Eastman Step Up model for a $200 upcharge. The pickup is in ... Read More...

Mark Wood Demoes His New Viper Classic Electric Violin at NAMM 2020

Wood violins released the new Viper Classic at NAMM 2020, available in 4-string and 5-string fretless models. The new models feature a wood Tru-Tone piezo pick... Read More...

Yamaha Strings Launches New Generation of Electric Upright ‘Silent Bass’ at NAMM 2020

Yamaha’s new SLB300 "silent bass" features the same design of its electric upright bass predecessor but with new sound reinforcement technology, which images s... Read More...

Catching Up with NS Design at Winter NAMM 2020

NS Design showed off some new and returning favorites, including a fretted violin, and Wave series entry level violins, and the NXT fretted violin, which runs ... Read More...

Thomastik Infeld’s New Rondo Strings Debut at Winter NAMM 2020

After launching the Versum and Versum Solo string sets, Thomastik Infeld now offers the Rondo set for cello and violin, which provides a "tiny bit more resista... Read More...