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I have a classic case of Interference which comes from a classical Guitar . The guitar I bought was literally falling to bits but I glued it all back together without altering anything . The problem i ...

Cliff Green mentioned the Sacconi book and I remember Mr Darnton mentioned learning a lot (something special) and I never pinned down what that was . So my late conclusion may be that the book descri ...

I`ve been struggling to get my password to work lately .
The way Francescatti has to jump his thumb onto the top plate surprised me . I would never expect such a stellar player needing to do that . B ...

Catenaries are for bridges falls into the thinking about the external visual appearance and most people would not bother what was under the surface of a violin. There are no bridges supported by a woo ...

There is a huge gap here that should be filled. I think snake wood was used for laminated bows. It must be the most technically difficult way to make a bow. The stick is constructed with six parts fi ...

Sharpening gouges can puzzle people . I made a thing to polish the edges of any shaped gouge . Start with a foot long piece of wood.2 inch x2 inch.Get some thick shoe leather about 8 inches x 6 inches ...

Against all teacher`s advice Phillipe Harschorn did his own thing when playing .His bow strokes ended up miles offline in a few films still available for our enjoyment .Try Ravel`s Tziganne as a perfe ...

A completely opposite opinion can be seen in Quora which tells us the saw tooth shape seen close up on bow hair is what starts the sound. Since these rough ,coarse hairs are normally in the minority a ...

I remember two improvements in violin sound .The first time was when I removed all the metal string tuners on the tailpiece .And the second was when I removed any imperfect bow hairs to leave nicely c ...

The cello picture with a total split is just in my area right now. The back of a Telesforo guitar I received had suffered a similar fate when it was trodden on and the imprint of a foot showed up on t ...

If you like Laszlo`s playing you should already realise he was Hungarian. If you look up Wikipedia searching for Hungarian Violinists there is a glaring gap. Not just for Laszlo but for Leopold Auer w ...

I just enjoyed a rambling conversation on Maestronet dragging all sorts of measurements into the mix --all about the Golden Strad era.The phrase I liked most was ---"Slurry of confusion ", w ...

Violins are made to move --but you have also said that a violin vibrating is wasting energy that should be turned into sound.
A Parabola is used for strength or rigidity but that depends on the mat ...

The CD s with hundreds of old violin books contain a few major important books which help to give a general perspective about the violin world. The Hill book is an important and reliable source. For p ...

For newcomers to Hot Hide glue the fear of warming anything up seems to be a common theme. The best glue temperature is the same as a fresh cup of tea when you can drink it comfortably. If I mention c ...