Monthly Archives: April 2009

String Instrument Setup Guide

This checklist tells you about our professional shop adjustment (or setup).  You shouldn’t ever consider buying an instrument that has not been expertly adjusted! You might be surprised to know that some companies just sell you the instruments the way … Continue reading

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String Instrument Care Guide

To keep your instrument in the best possible shape we have created this guide to help you keep your instrument looking and sounding as good as the day you bought it. Continue reading

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A Violinist in the Metro

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it … Continue reading

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BAM France Cases – Supply Issues

Many Simply for Strings customers are eagerly awaiting our next shipment of BAM France cases and have made their pre-orders in anticipation. We were expecting this delivery to arrive around mid April but have not yet seen hide nor hair … Continue reading

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Bon Voyage Shannon!

We bid our sales staff member Shannon Luk a fond farewell last week as he took off on his European journey to Sweden (pictured) and also New York. Shannon will be away for 5 weeks and in his absence the … Continue reading

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BAM Releases New Slim-Hightech Violin Case

The sail-shaped SLIM 2000XL violin case is the newest case in BAM’s popular Hightech line. It shares many features and a minimalist aesthetic with the BAM Contoured Hightech. Fabric-covered injection-molded foam blocks suspend the instrument inside the multilayered ABS plastic … Continue reading

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Thanks for the Cupcakes Mrs. Spiller

Hard work paid off recently when we managed a 24hr turn around on a bow rehair. The lovely Mrs. Spiller was so impressed she made a stop-off at Couture Cupcakes in Bardon and brought us these 3 scrumptous morcels to … Continue reading

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Upcoming Events

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Common Terms Explained

Some of the most common string playing terms are explained here… Arco: Italian for bow. Written in after passages of pizzicato (plucked) notes. Means to return to playing with the bow. Bariolage: A passage, often in Bach but in Brahms … Continue reading

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The Right Rest for You

The correct combination of chinrest and shoulder-rest is crucial to comfort and proper relaxation when playing the violin. Professional violinists and violists have, for the last century, been divided over the use of the shoulder-rest. Early during the 20th century, … Continue reading

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