Violin Forum/Message Board

Besides the random mess ups, what else is wrong? what can i do to make it better? I feel like there's not much emotion being expressed through the violin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpzzD-LzYl ...

Oleg ,You asked about learning to play. When I started at 10 yrs old there was no internet and I had nobody to teach me consistently .We did orchestra practice and I had a handful of lessons but tha ...

I'm a new member of the forum and since I discovered it I have included it in my every morning (nearly) ritual of coffee and reading.
What a treasure ! Thank you!
I do have a question and that is ho ...

Trying my hand at touching up the finish on an inexpensive Chinese violin.
After repairing a crack at the F hole I began playing with color matching and leveling the chipped area of very thick and br ...

Could anyone advise me with a list of books that a student/beginning repair tech should own?

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Hey Oleg! Have a few pics of bow. Ready to upload but have to admit ... I'm pretty new here, and not sure how to do that. Apparently I can't upload directly, and need access to a public server?? Any ...

The question in the title may seem preposterous but a little known Hungarian virtuoso with a difficult surname has started to arrive on youtube .And ebay .
The name is Laszlo Szentgyorgyi and if y ...

Thank you Butchie47! Do they have internet shop where I can see them?

Hi Oleg,
Not clear what you are asking. If you are asking where I got the varnish materials it was from International Violin. ...

Well Mr Darnton you can see in the very first post on this topic I mentioned a question I asked my Geography teacher when I was 13 years old ; "Was the East coast of America ever joined to the We ...

Maybe it can be useful to upload some videos of practicing violin, some scores for practice- something more about education

Thanks Oleg! will do that for sure. Out of the shop for a day or two but will upload soon as I can...

I'll wait Gpaul! Thank you! Cool

Trying my hand at touching up the finish on an inexpensive Chinese violin.
After repairing a crack at the F hole I began playing with color matching and leveling the chipped area of very thick and br ...

A violin of sentimental value has arrived in my shop.... most of the fix is easy, but the wood worm?
A lot of evidence is in the saddle area, some in on the edge of the bout and some in the bridge ...

For Oleg Vostyakov I vaguely remember the Janito comment from long ago but I am mystified about your question .
Janito asks about my thesis . It`s not a thesis in my mind . It`s just a question th ...

Hello everyone, I am selling various musical instruments. Now I have my own office, tell me which program is suitable for doing business and a database?

Use eBay! They have tools for monitoring eve ...