HUNTINGTON * ST JAMES * SETAUKET
It’s that time of year again, when string instruments are most vulnerable to dryness-related damage. Wood expands and contracts with the fluctuation between humid and dry conditions. This is why string...
We're living in a time when conservation of endangered species is of paramount importance, but it has presented some interesting challenges for luthiers. The traditional art of violin and bow...
We're living in a time when conservation of endangered species is of paramount importance, but it has presented some interesting challenges for luthiers. The traditional art of violin and bow...
“Why is my instrument making that sound?” is one of the most common questions we get here in the shop. Sound is produced by vibration and there are many different...
Gearing Up for Rental Season It's that time of year again! "Rental Season" is upon us, which means that the workshop is about to get really busy! Rental Season is when our luthiers...
Recently our former coworker, David Wong, posted a video of a live performance he saw of Rushad Eggleston and it reminded me of how excited I was the first time...
Rebecca Clarke was an English composer born in August 1886. At the age of nine, she began to play the violin, and later, during her studies at the Royal Academy...
The rumors are true... Endre Fischer is in the process of making a new violin!There was an overwhelmingly positive response to the last violin Endre made which was sold not...
As you may recall, Newsday reporter Kay Blough did a special feature on our very own Charles Rufino which was published in Newsday last April. The article included many wonderful...
George Enescu (1881-1955) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher. He is regarded by many as Romania’s most influential musician. He demonstrated musical ability from early on in...
Elgar's Cello Concerto: Sir Edward William Elgar (1857-1934) was an English composer who wrote pieces such as Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Enigma Variations, and The Dream of Gerontius. One of...
Game of Thrones, the dramatic HBO series that took the world by storm, is finally coming to an end this month, and while most people are bracing themselves for the...
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer who is best known for writing 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and works for piano. He is best...
Carl Phillipp Stamitz (1745-1801) was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry. His father, Johann Stamitz, was a violinist and composer of the early classical era. During his youth, Carl Stamitz...
Boyle was born in 1889 in Bushey Park, near Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow Ireland, and spent her entire life in her family home there. Her body of work was quite diverse...
Tim Linhart and Ice Music Winter is here in full force, and although most people associate the coldest time of the year with darkness and gloom, we thought it would...