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Kremer Pigmente’s 45-year Journey Reproducing Historical Pigments for Violins

Celebrating 45 years of making violin varnish and other products for luthiers and artists, Dr. Georg Kremer has spent a lifetime crafting products that faithfully recreate the past.

Kristin Zoernig demonstrating upright bass playing to a group

How Kristin Zoernig Came to Possess a 375-Year-Old Bass Likely Played at Lincoln’s Inauguration

Kristin Zoernig's 1648 upright bass has an incredible history, but she says the uniqueness of the tone quality this bass possesses is its greatest gift.

Cloudvocal ISOLO VF-10 Violin/Fiddle Wireless System

Product News: Cloudvocal’s ISOLO VF-10 Violin/Fiddle Wireless System

Cloudvocal's ISOLO VF-10 Violin/Fiddle Wireless System offers both KNA VV-3 piezo pickup and cadioid miking possibilities along with eight built-in effects.

Anne Akiko Meyers’ Thoughts on the 1741 “ex-Vieuxtemps” Guarneri del Gesù

By Anne Akiko Meyers | From the November-December 2022 issue of Strings magazine We asked violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, "Do the spirits of the people who hav... Read More...

Ask the Expert: How to Stop Your Pegs from Slipping

Properly functioning tuning pegs are crucial to a healthy instrument. Here's how to keep them from slipping on your violin, cello, viola and bass.

Kazuto Fukuda Made an Early, If Brief, Foray Into the American Bow-Making Market

Kazuto Fukuda was the first Japanese bow maker to contract with a leading American dealer when he signed a deal with Wurlitzer in 1969.

Cannone From The Violinmaker Cesare Candi and Paganinis Violin published by Cremonabooks

Vintage Instruments Have Paid a Heavy Price Over a Little Airborne Moisture

Exposing a violin to just the right amount of humidity and heat can be the crucial difference between a healthy instrument and a harrowed one; just look at Paganini's violin.

Asha Mevlana, violinist for the trans-siberian orchestra

16 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Electric String Player

Here are 16 holiday gift ideas for the electric violin, electric cello, electric viola or electric upright bass player in your life.

Fancy Rib Inlays Are a Satisfying Bit of Extra Work in the Violin-Making Process

Carving fancy rib inlays on a violin isn’t a sound requirement. It is extra work. It has little bearing on the functionality of the violin. But it is artistically satisfying.

stringed instrument bows and pernambuco tree

State of the Heart(wood): With Pernambuco Conservation Efforts Underway, Makers Search for Other Bow-Wood Options

Pernambuco is renowned as the perfect wood for making bows. What many string players don’t realize is that pernambuco is becoming increasingly rare.