String Instrument Basics - Ultimate Resource Guide
Throughout the years we have written many blogs to help you understand string instrument basics from how to be sized on a string instrument to how to clean your instrument. We've decided it's time to put them all in one place as an "ultimate guide" so you can easily find them. Enjoy, we hope they are of help! As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to come by for a visit or contact us.
General Sizing, Cleaning, and Care:
- Instrument Sizing Guide for the Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass
- How to Clean, Polish, or Sanitize Your String Instrument
- A Complete Guide to Tuning Your Instrument
- Basic Bow Care
- What Can I Do to Take Care of My Strings?
- When Should I Change My Violin Strings?
- What Brand of Violin Strings Should I Purchase?
- What To Do If Your Instrument Gets Damaged
- Caring for Your Instrument in Winter
- How To Check Your Instrument For Weather Related Damage
Lessons, Upgrading, and Traveling:
- I'm in Orchestra at School. Should I Have Private Lessons?
- Why Take Private Lessons?
- How Do I Find a Private Lessons Instructor?
- Upgrading Your Instrument
- Quick Guide to Traveling with a Violin, Viola, Cello, or Bass
Additional Blogs About String Instrument Anatomy/Repairs:
- All About Open Seams
- All About The Bridge
- Common Peg, Fingerboard, Bridge, and Sound Post Issues
- About Bow Rehairs
Other:
Have an idea for an additional blog? Let us know! Email info@kcstrings.com or use our contact page.