All blog posts tagged with fine violins
As the orchestra concertmaster is always a violinist, it seems natural that great conductors are often great violinists. Here we list some of...Read entire post
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Posted on: 07 Jun 2024 07:06:45 am
Reasons NOT to Leave Your Fine Stringed Instrument in a Car
by lastringplayer
from the Arts & Entertainment category
About a third of violin players acknowledge leaving their instrument vulnerable to theft, a large portion of them in cars. Which is a very, very...Read entire post
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Posted on: 08 May 2024 01:26:09 am
Due Diligence and Purchasing a Fine Stringed Instrument
by lastringplayer
from the Arts & Entertainment category
The provenance of a great violin, viola or cello plays heavily into its value. But how that is proven is difficult – and no job for an amateur.The...Read entire post
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Posted on: 14 Apr 2024 07:19:47 am
More than the guitar strings can make us rock. Violinists including John Creach, Richard Sanders, Rostrongstrongy Steinhardt, and David Lindley...Read entire post
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Posted on: 22 Dec 2023 01:04:29 pm
Among the greatest of 20th century virtuosos, Stern left behind great violins and bows. His estate may have bungled it a bit, but the instruments...Read entire post
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Posted on: 16 Dec 2023 02:31:47 pm
While the Museum of Füssen commemorates its luthier-populated past, much of the violinmaking influence of this Bavarian town ultimately went...Read entire post
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Posted on: 24 Jun 2023 05:48:25 am
Stradivari is known for the greatest violins, but the likely inventor of the modern violin was Andreas Amati. French royalty deserves some credit...Read entire post
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Posted on: 31 May 2023 05:22:09 pm
The crossover between visual and performing arts is not uncommon. But in his championing of Cubism, Picasso found his inspiration to paint in...Read entire post
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Posted on: 24 Mar 2023 04:30:14 pm
Patronage of artists has always been essential. But different ways that high priced instruments find young prodigies ensure those strings get...Read entire post
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Posted on: 07 Mar 2023 07:37:17 am
While scribbling difficult formulas about E=mc2on a chalkboard, it may have been Mozart’s Violin Sonata in C that coursedthrough his considerable...Read entire post
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Posted on: 25 Jan 2023 10:24:26 am
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