5 Essential Violin Accessories For Beginners
Our top 5 essential accessories for those who are about to start learning violin!
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Our top 5 essential accessories for those who are about to start learning violin!
Over the last 30 years we have gathered feedback from players and teachers to help categorise our violins according to the level of ability of the player.
If you mix two rosins together, eventually the new rosin will start to work its way through the hair, however this can take a little while, and you’ll always have some residue sticking around from your old rosin. Rosin makers...
When rosining a violin, viola or cello bow, our general rule of thumb is ‘less is more’. Too much rosin will make your instrument sound ‘harsh’ and ‘scratchy’ and leave excess rosin residue on your instrument and strings. On the...
The consistency of rosin ranges from soft and sticky to hard and dry. Generally, violinists and violists prefer ‘hard and dry’ while cellists and double bassists prefer ‘soft and sticky’. While this is a very generalist statement and certainly not...
The short answer is yes! If rosin isn’t regularly cleaned off the body of your violin, viola, cello or double bass, it can become embedded in the varnish and cause irreversible damage...