In the last three decades, the once anomalous summer chamber music festival has become the most common venue for chamber music performances in the U.S. While fiscal exigency has forced regular season series in major cities to scale back or in some cases discontinue their programs, summer music festivals have sprung up and flourished in […]
How to Try a Violin, Part 2
WinterI am frequently contacted by string players needing help with tonal issues in their search for an instrument. Many string players have trouble sorting out what tonal criteria are important in the process of selecting an instrument. Problems arise most often when string players attempt to objectify issues of tone. A player’s interface with an […]
How to Sell a Violin
Fall
Much has been written in Soundpost Online about the realities of shopping for fine string instruments. One of the main problems with buying a valuable string instrument is the difficulty one faces in reselling them. Obviously anyone in possession of a fine string instrument for sale needs to develop a de-acquisition strategy, but would-be buyers […]
Intonation for String Players
Fall
Intonation is a vexing problem for string players. In fact it is so much so that often one of the distinctions between the most sought-after string performers and ensembles from their professional colleagues less in demand is the quality and consistency of their intonation. The notion of “in tune” as a goal, however laudable, is […]
A Rose by Any Other Name What’s in a Certificate?
Spring
Authenticity is one of the more vexing issues for the string instrument trade. The consumer point of view regarding authenticity of instruments and bows is often simple: Will a highly regarded expert issue a certificate? Or even more naively, is it “papered”? But what is behind a certificate, what makes an instrument genuine, and what […]
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