How Much Should I Spend on My Cello Bow? You put a lot of care and thought into choosing your cello; your bow deserves the same attention. But how much do cello bows normally cost? There is no simple answer to this question. Your cello bow cost will vary based on your needs, including your …
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Like a fine wine, violins just get better with age. Vintage violins allow us to touch and listen to the past, bringing our musical lineage to life. When you play an antique violin, you become a part of history. The instrument’s voice sings the story of its long journey to you. Maybe it began its …
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High-profile string players are always raving about their antique instruments from master makers. Yo-Yo Ma famously plays an eighteenth-century Domenico Montagnana cello, and Hilary Hahn’s violin of choice is a Jean Baptiste Vuillaume copy of an even older model, Niccolò Paganini’s beloved Guarneri del Gesù “Il cannone.” But what about violists? While there are some …
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Whether you are a beginner or a professional, buying a viola is an investment. Before you purchase your instrument, you should conduct some research to understand what goes into a viola’s cost. Thankfully, Dolce Violins has done the work for you! In this guide, we will explore the differences between five different viola price points: …
Congratulations! You’ve decided to play the violin. Maybe you’re a beginner, or perhaps you’re looking to take your study to the next level. Either way, you’re probably in the market for a new instrument. There are many factors involved in choosing a violin. But one of the biggest is violin cost. Violin prices can range …
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In 1945, Fred Wilfer, a violin maker, found himself engaged in international espionage. Using a borrowed US Army truck, he was smuggling goods from the Czech region of Bohemia and his hometown of Markneukirchen, both of which had fallen behind the Iron Curtain, to West Germany. As he reached the border, Czech officials called for …
How does wood from several different kinds of trees, hair from a horses tail, sap from trees, and metals to make the strings combine to make the rich and varied sounds of the bowed string family? In the post below we explore some of the basic attributes of the bowed string family. You’ll see the …
