The Long-Awaited Bowhold Comparison
(Update: Check out this great video of Itzhak Perlman talking about his bowhold!… And, watch a video of me teaching a Basic […]
Thought for the Day
“The trouble with real life is that there’s no danger music.” —Jim Carrey from “The Cable Guy” Ain’t it the truth?
Music: The Bread of Geniuses
Pianist Arthur Schnabel and physicist Albert Einstein, who was a fairly good violinist, were playing a Mozart sonata. Einstein became hopelessly lost […]
Thought for the Day
“Mozart has the classic purity of light and the blue ocean; Beethoven the romantic grandeur which belongs to the storms of air […]
Knilling’s “Perfection” Pegs
I first came across these geared pegs at the CMEA Convention last weekend, and, after handling Knilling’s display violin, I was immediately […]
Thought for the Day
“It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and […]
Green Rosin?!?
Over the past several months, I have been experimenting with a different brand of rosin. Aside from the attractive and unusual, rich […]