Violin Forum/Message Board

There is a lot of free information on the net but a good test is to ask AI Mode two questions.
1)What is the good thing about OSB ?

2) What is the bad thing about OSB ?

For learning a violin some bowing advice from my teacher about seventy years ago will help . He advised balancing a large old penny on the back of my hand. That has to stay in place as the bow rises ...

I never had the attitude of selling a violin to make any profit.I regarded humble violins like old bicycles. If they worked ,fine.If they broke I fixed them .They were not like a pile of money .
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Yes most Strads had new modern necks fitted . There are a few kept original .
You might like some Strad magazines that have technical tips about making violins. They may help with setting up which ca ...

There may be some physical detectable difference in Late Strads that makes them better than earlier models .
Some say the arching was higher.Some say the arching was lower .Strad made these as baro ...

A full size violin is always going to be the same shape .It`s not as variable as a guitar case . It`s so standard the makers never bother to show measurements .That`s not the makers fault.You have to ...

Second thought.Just buy a lightweight violin case .No weight ,no fuss. Even brand new is cheap .But nothing quirky .

Hiring a violin runs into a problem many factories have .There is a survey of cheaper violins that shows "Setting up "is too expensive for the factories .They use a lot of wood but mainly it ...

The title question sends us the wrong way .You want to play number one.Making another one is number two .Playing is the teacher`s area. Getting another violin can be a rented one.Try that first with t ...

The very hardest way to learn to play a violin is to make one yourself .Same applies if you want to drive a car. Make your own car ?? No .Find a violin teacher to give you some advice .Don`t insist on ...

The French Horn was chosen as a musical match for violinists in many prominent concerti . But...unfortunately ...now my hearing has been restored with a Cochlear implant I find the French Horn swamps ...

Some violin work can be reduced to basic sensible ways to deal with wood .Nothing that needs a theory or musical knowledge . A lot of it can be called carpentry . I hope that does not offend readers ...

A practical way to compare plate frequencies is to make different top plates and practice removing them to try different combinations .It`s more difficult if you insist on the spatula ,splitting meth ...

There are two versions of recommended plate frequencies from the Carleen Hutchins records. If you read the AI versions one says the top and back plates should be about one semitone apart. The other ve ...

The top is safely glued back in place. The new neck block is willow and I will make a secure joint for the neck . The area that was under the fingerboard had not been properly varnished.It has small t ...