violin
Buzzing violin
Monday, August 25th, 2008Somebody who plays violin for a long time must have met one time at least the buzz which was disturbing the playing a lot. It is difficult to identify the cause of the buzz even to an expert but there are ways to find it and eliminate it. The most common thinking is that it [...]
On: Manufacturing secrets of Stradivarius violins uncovered
Saturday, July 19th, 2008…Researchers used computed tomography, commonly known as CT scans, to measure the density of the wood in both Cremonese and modern violins. The violins were scanned at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, using a multi-detector row CT scanner manufactured by Siemens, a company member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). According to [...]
Violin Making
Monday, April 28th, 2008To make a violin, take the wood and carve away all that is not the violin That’s simple. That’s true. The tricky thing is – how to know what is not the violin? However, at least the main question remains: What it is a violin? It is really impossible to find a question to this [...]
How to choose the strings
Monday, March 31st, 2008I am frequently asked to help players decide which brand of string they should use on their instrument. String choice is dictated by playing style and the instrument’s individual qualities and players budget. The best way to choose the right string combination for an instrument is to listen and consider what tonal qualities the player [...]
A violin with Stradivarius name not authentic
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Dear Helaine and Joe: My mother’s father found this violin while cleaning out a house in 1961. Inside the violin, there is a label that reads “Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1716″ followed by a symbol. I would like to know the value and whether it is authentic. Thank you, B. P., Melrose, Ill. Dear [...]
Re: Aspects of Violin and Art Fraud and the Criminal Law
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007Being in violin business for more than 10 years I got a habit of collecting distinct stories about violins and everything connected with violins. It became my hobby. My interest in violin fraud wouldn’t be so big had I less occasions to say for “poor” customers – “don’t trust the label”. I think that fraud [...]