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In restoring or fixing your instrument, aesthetic decisions are always guided by the musical considerations of our elite instrumentalists.
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Elite musicians staff our technical and innovation teams. The Peter Zaret creative movement starts with a lust for complex, complete tone.
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First Step - try an Instrument
Help us understand your performance intentions and personal playing preferences - we'll hand you a selection of appropriate instruments.
Second Step - Personalization
You may find you enjoy the fluid action of a low string height. Or you may prefer the willing string response of a more westward soundpost. We'll make as many iterations and test as many configurations as is required to find the most inspiring and comfortable feel - all for free for the lifetime you own or rent.
Third Step - optimization and refinement
As you evolve as an artist and develop new repertoire, your instrument may require adaptations and enhancements. We'll troubleshoot and experiment with setups until your instrument feels and sounds adequate to your evolving needs.
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How to Comfortably Hold Your Violin Without Muscle Tension or Pain
Holding your violin or viola in a tight, tense grip will eventually lead to pain in your neck, shoulder, arm, and back The quality of your playing will also suffer as the physical strain impairs yo...
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Heredity, Humanism and Violin Making
Among the varied wonders of hyperconnected tele-society, none has proven so enigmatic as the controversial social media post. So vexing was my recent experience of this kind that my reaction w...
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