by musicsorb | Oct 6, 2014 | Violin talks, Wood Instruments
It could have happened to anyone. It happened to Mark O’Connor. As he prepared to play his Improvised Violin Concerto with the Augustana Orchestra during the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival, he turned suddenly. His violin was resting on a counter, but its...
by musicsorb | Aug 12, 2014 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Violin talks
Temperature and humidity levels vary dramatically from summer to winter and there is nothing you can do about it. What you can do, however, is control the subsets of your environment such as your house, office etc. according to your convenience and comfort. You do...
by musicsorb | Aug 4, 2014 | Humidity Control for Musical Instruments, Piano talks
Sit behind the wheel of your car and you can expect that it will drive pretty much the same way that it drove the day before — and the year before. It’s only when you take it for a service and the mechanic changes the brake pads or replaces the tires that you feel the...