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I've been using Pirastro brand strings exclusively for over 25 years (Thomastik strings and a few other brands before that), however, no matter the brand, I've always shied away from wound E strings. The one I tried early on sounded quite dull on my ...
After a brief encounter with a very basic bar rest as a child, my teacher recommended a Wolf and it's been my shoulder rest for both violin and viola for about 30 years now and the one I recommend most frequently to my students.
They didn't ...
I had the pleasure of reviewing a couple of mini condenser mics for violin these lest couple months and recently demoed them on video. Remic is a Danish company headed by Thorkild Larsen that’s been developing mics since 1996.
Of the two violin ...
I have performed a few times now with my new violin pickup and am very excited about the warm, natural sound quality it produces. I have also been enjoying the freedom it gives me to move with the music rather than worry about standing still and keeping ...
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