StringWorks Blog

Choosing a varnish color - why dark isn't better!

What color varnish most appeals to you? Not everybody has preferences when it comes to their bowed stringed instruments, from model to setup (strings, bridge height) to fittings, but most do have a...

Don't "Labor" with your playing any longer! Experience the StringWorks Setup Today

Don’t Labor with your Playing any longer, Experience the StringWorks Setup for yourself today!

How to get your child to practice violin, viola, or cello?

Now that school is in session, many music programs are in full swing.  Some parents have children who are in orchestra for the first time, and one of the biggest challenges facing a parent of a mus...

A Stringed Instrument Specialist’s Manifesto

With specialized services and products like violin, viola, and cello, you need to go to a string specialist, a violin shop. A violin isn’t a violin; you do not want the VSO (violin-shaped-object: l...

Have it Your Way at StringWorks! Baroque, Fiddle, Classical...

Yes, you can still have your instrument, your way from StringWorks. Fiddle players rejoice!   Baroque players rejoice!   We and our luthier are excited to work with you, our family of players, to g...

A "Soloist's" Profile: Meet Lorraine English

Cellist, StringWorks Customer, Double-Soloist Owner - Lorraine Hogle English has been a longtime customer and when she consigned her 1964 Roman Teller cello with us, we thought it would be great t...

How do I choose the right violin, viola, or cello for me?

Choosing the right stringed instrument is, understandably, a daunting task for most musicians - particularly those who are relatively new to the instrument.  Think of it less as a task, though, and...