
Educational
6 Musicians' Best Advice For Beginner Violinists
We asked six musicians to share their one best tip for beginner string musicians. These are the answers we received. The most important thing, according to me, is to try to find a friend, a group o...

Buying Guides
The Ultimate Sizing Guide for String Instruments
This sizing guide is intended to give you a good idea of what instrument size you or your student should look for. Please consider that this guide is based on our best estimates, and we always reco...

Inspiration
Meet Michael Holstein, Co-Founder of Fiddlershop
He looks closer to 20, but actually turned 30 years old recently — Michael Holstein, Fiddlershop’s CEO and Co-founder. You have probably talked to him if you have ever called Fiddlershop. Michael i...

Educational
Fiddlerman’s Violin Horror Stories
Sure, it’s a delight to play the violin. But after 40 years of playing professionally and for fun, Pierre Holstein, aka Fiddlerman, has been through both sunshine and rain. We sat down with him to ...

Educational
All You Need To Know About The Sound Post
Most beginner musicians don’t know what a sound post is. Probably because it’s not easy to see and we don’t talk about the sound post often. The tiny wooden dowel is hidden inside the violin, close...

Educational
How to take care of your new violin and bow
You just bought your first violin. Now what? This article has some info on tuning, cleaning, and caring for your instrument.

Guides
Our Employees' Favorite Products
Who knows our products better than our own workforce? We asked all our employees for their favorite pick.