The fragrance of varnish and curing wood drifts by as you enter Side Door Strings, transporting you to an era when objects and the tools that built them were all made by hand. A violin in the raw sits ...

He started playing the mandolin aged five, before taking up the violin aged seven and giving his first public performance aged 11 in Genoa. At the age of just 15, the talented teenager started playing ...

October 19, 2024, 5:48 PM · I just put new strings on my violin, and it's such a nice feeling! It also gave me a chance to review my string-changing habits, as I keep a little card in my violin case ...