Which violin bows are best? Whether you’re new to playing violin or an experienced master, using the appropriate bow can make or break your performance. While the factors that go into the sound and ...

Bows and bow-making are an often overlooked ingredient when talk turns to the finer points of violins, violas and other bowed instruments. The most sought after bows can cost as much as $100,000.

Following is a transcription of the video. Narrator: In 2017, a single violin bow sold at auction for $690,000. You can buy a beginner's bow for less than $50, but a top-rate professional bow can ...

Ever wanted to play several string instruments at once? Well, now you (kind of) can... An Australian bow-maker has developed a hinged bow, allowing solo violinists to play several strings at once.

Cara Stacey receives funding from the NRF, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commision, SAMRO, and The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust. She is affiliated with the South African Society for Research in Music. It ...

When Long Island musicians – or aspiring players – want a high-quality-sounding violin, viola, cello, or bass, they go to Kolstein’s in Baldwin. The company has spent more than three quarters of a ...

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Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and ...

Violinist Stefan Jackiw let only three seconds of silence passed as he regained his composure after the nightmarish bow break. For most violinists, the mere thought of breaking their bow ...