By Paul RobinsonI remember many years ago performing in a chamber orchestra with guest artist Isaac Stern. The virtuoso arrived for rehearsal, removed his v... Read More...
Today, his life is about film and book projects
by Louise LeeIn some ways, Nathaniel Ayers at age 57 is a typical adult beginner on the violin. Taking his ... Read More...
By James ReelNot too many years ago, everybody woke up one fine morning and realized that Stephen Sondheim is one of America’s great composers. Oh, it had b... Read More...
What stories lurk in the church bass-ment? This forgotten New England lutherie tradition reportedly was born of a jackknife and a couple of wood blocksBy Er... Read More...
By Erin Shrader
Just the other day another Strings reader wrote inquiring about the value and authenticity of his violin. Like most readers who write to us, try... Read More...
By Erin Shrader“Pegs don’t get a lot of respect,” says Eric Meyer, a Portland, Oregon, craftsman whose handmade fittings grace some of the world’s great ins... Read More...
By Erin Shrader“It’s amazing how they are overlooked in terms of aesthetics and function,” marvels Eric Meyer, when asked about tailpieces. “Especially sinc... Read More...
It was 40 years ago today . . . or was it 'Yesterday'?
by Greg CahillIt all began with a dream. Beatles bassist Paul McCartney—then a harried singer and s... Read More...
From the May/June 1995 Issue of StringsBy Edith Eisler“This room is where I spend most of my life,” says Dorothy DeLay, one of the most respected and e... Read More...
Cellist Anner Bylsma Rhapsodizes Luigi Boccherini, Whose Chamber Works Are Ripe for RediscoveryBy David M. BrinAnner Bylsma has been at the forefront o... Read More...