I just found a box outside with a 1/2 size Mystic Owl Blue Glitter Violin Outfit from Rozanna’s Violins! The box had a Rozanna’s Violins logo sticker at the top to helpfully let me know what is inside. I thought I ought to write about the violin, because I had …
One of my six-year-olds informed me that she had named her violin. And her bow! “But I forgot what their names are,” she explained earnestly. I have heard of people who name their musical instruments. They give such names as Charlie or Henry— human names rather than simply Violin Number …
For me, weekends equal teaching. This means that weekends often involve me telling other people something they have not heard before. Sometimes, I hear something I have not heard before. A student came in today and told me about the microscopic hooks on her bow hair which pluck at the …
So, about that horse hair… I was asked once by a student if it was actually from a horse and whether the horse hair was like that found on Ebay for $50. Is it horse hair? Well, at $50 a hank, I would want unicorn hair! Perhaps not. A unicorn …
This is what happened when I visited luthier Ira B. Kraemer and Co. located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Visit One. A violin had to take a visit to the luthier. I decided to have a bow rehaired while I was there. The violin in question is my favorite violin which I fell …
