CodaBow Learning Center

The hairs on your violin bow pick up life's oil and dust over time, becoming grimy. Once grimy, the bow hairs can't grasp the violin strings like they should to [...]

Created more than 150 years ago, carbon fiber became mainstream in the mid-20th century and is now associated with some of the toughest applications known to mankind. In the music [...]

Have you heard of the 10,000-hour rule? There’s a theory, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell’s nonfiction book “Outliers,” which suggests to become a master of anything, you need to put 10,000 [...]

The modern violin originated in Italy in the 16th century, but the violin bow as we know it today is much newer: dating to the late 18th and early 19th [...]

As important as the instrument and bow are to a violinist — given they are tools that serve as an extension of a musician and their abilities — taking good [...]

Traveling any distance with your violin could lead to damage if your instrument isn’t properly packed and cared for along the way. So should you leave it behind? No way!Whether [...]

Fiddle me this! You have a violin and a fiddle in front of you. Can you tell the difference? In truth, no one can because a fiddle and a violin [...]

One of the most important — and recognizable — portions of a violinist’s bow is the strings, or hair. Strung taut between the bow tip and the frog, the hair [...]

Have a friend who never travels without their violin? A son or daughter that practices cello late into the night? Or a family member who spends their weekends playing the [...]

They may not be welcome inside your instrument case, but these creatures aren’t known to wait for an invitation. Even string musicians who are diligent in taking care of their [...]