Our Christmas Prize Givaway 2017 is running from the 24 November until Christmas Eve 24 December 2017. Any orders placed on or between these two dates will be entered in a prizedraw* to win one of 20 fabulous prizes worth in excess of £1000 combined. Every order has an equal chance of winning and the…
Help! Which strings do I need? There are currently quite a number of brands, string types and tensions. But which strings are the best for me? Or, to be more precise, which strings are the best for your instrument? There is not one clear answer to this question, but with this short guide we can…
Dirty bows (To re-hair or not?) If you google the above question you will get 100 replies all contradicting one another! In point of fact the time to re-hair is simply when the number of hairs on the bow are reduced significantly due to the passage of time. Professionals will re-hair possibly every 6 months,…
The Bass Buggie is revolutionising the Double Bass player’s lives! It is quick and easy to use and makes moving your bass so easy it does make you wonder why it wasn’t around decades ago! A few of the main attractions are: It does not put pressure on the lower block like an endpin wheel…
My peg needs replacement – what do I do? This comment was occasioned when this week I received two rather tart complaints that the pegs we supplied ‘didn’t fit’ the violin! This is despite the fact that we publicise that replacement pegs come as blanks and have to be properly fitted to the violin. Every…
Cello floor stops or floor anchors. What’s your preference? Cello floor stops are an ongoing a problem for many Cellists. You can, of course, simply insist on the sharp endpin directly onto the carpet or floor – but many venues take a dim view of that and then you also have hard tile or marble…
Pernambuco wood, from the Caesalpinia echinate tree indigenous to Brasil, has been the wood of choice for fine bows since the 18th century. No other wood or wood-substitute offers the same quality of strength, springiness and workability, although many experiments have been conducted using bamboo, the closely related brazilwood, snakewood, and many others. Many thousands…
We wrote something previously about the ‘whistling’ problem on the E string of your Violin – and the seemingly endless search for the perfect sound. So, what exactly are we searching for? Laying aside for the moment the issue of a good or bad Violin, the search for the best sound possible from the E…
Have you ever wondered what the difference in sound would be if, for example, you went for a Larsen Arioso Cello string as opposed to the Standard Larsen Cello string? Or put the other way around – which Larsen Cello string do I have to buy to get the warmest sound? Larsen soundcompass is very…
In a previous article we briefly discussed the subject of String tensions and gauge. Cellists appear to be constantly searching for the perfect combination of strings, and for good reason. Every Cello is different and to maximise the tonal quality and projection of your Cello you need to settle on the combination that is right…
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