Guide To Everyday Instrument Maintenance
An instrument has many small parts that need to work together for it to function properly. Here are a few of the most common problems that you may be able...
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LIVS' Guide To Instrument Care
The Long Island Violin Shop presents A Guide to Instrument Care.
Introducing The NS Design WAV5 Electric Violin
The NS Design WAV 5 string violin is revolutionizing the affordable electric violin world.
Guide To Getting Started With Electric Strings
The violin is an instrument with an illustrious past, still played today as it has been for centuries. However, technology now allows you to amplify your instrument and play in...
Guide To Finding The Right New Instrument
When a musician comes to us looking for an instrument, we prefer to meet, discuss their needs and seek a deeper understanding of their desires. If we are not face-to-face,...
Guide To Financing Your New Instrument
If you decide to finance a car or a new home, and you have a reasonable credit history, you can easily shop for the financing that best suits your needs....
Guide To Insuring Your Musical Instrument
Fine instruments and bows are easily damaged and expensive to repair, thus insurance protection is vitally important. As insurance products vary greatly, understanding your coverage is essential: in the emotional...
StringAmp Now Available At The LIVS
Charles recently set up an electro-acoustic violin with the revolutionary pickup system designed by Michael Edinger - StringAmp.
Stretto Humidifiers
With winter beginning to rear its head, now is a good time to make sure you have a humidifier for your instrument’s case.
A LIVS Interview With Glenn Dicterow
A Conversation with the Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. Conducted by Gregg Deering and Charles Rufino (December, 2007).
CodaBow Introduces the Diamond Series
The Long Island Violin Shop is pleased to have some of the first examples available of the Coda Bow Diamond Series. Working closely with prize-winning bowmaker Roger Zabinski, CodaBow has...
An Interview with Joey Corpus: The Violin Doctor
Greg Deering and Charles Rufino of The Long Island Violin Shop sit down with Joey Corpus, the Violin Doctor.