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Yes, setup plays an important role and I would agree that beginners do not need high level instruments or bows to start learning, but at a professional level, CF bows are inferior across the range to pernambuco bows in terms of sound quality, balance at the tip, string response and so on. I have tried all kinds of CF bows, including two (from Arcus if I’m not mistaken) that were priced around €8000, which is mind boggling.

I don’t think you understand the meaning of the word traditional: existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established. Modern music has not been long established by any means.

I use CF only for modern music, just like many chamber/orchestra musicians. Would never use one for traditional repertoire, as they lack focus, articulation and quality.

I hope this comment was intended as a joke. There is no dimension in which a bow is more important than an instrument.

Unfortunately, the market is of a different opinion, especially dealers and collectors. I also only care about quality since I’m working with sound for a living, but it will take a few more generations for things to change.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/204272393157?hash=item2f8f955bc5:g:74YAAOSw1bFkDkC3 I remember seeing this violin on this page. He has another Viola for sale. Did you buy it?

Is it a 20th century genovese violin?

Watch the video

Looks pretty decent!

That’s exactly right. Being a Radio Orchestra, we were lucky to be able to play and record. Opera houses didn’t have this luxury.

This was during the fall of 2020 when many orchestras in Germany weren’t even performing at all. We were also required to wear masks.

That’s interesting, I would’ve never thought that a Poggi Viola can go for $300k. Does it also have to do with the fact that he only built 41 Violas?

I would like to recommend our latest album. It was recorded during the Covid times, in which we as musicians had to perform alone at the stand, with a distance of 2,5 meters between us. It was a tense time that coupled well with this Programme. Enjoy!

To even get to a mindset, one needs to follow certain steps: 1. Have a space dedicated for practice only. 2. Turn all electronics off (except the iPad if used) 3. Have a well defined technical routine — Open strings, Scales, Arpeggios/Doublestops 4. After solving technical aspects of the piece (fingerings, bowings, dynamics, phrasing), play it many times through, just like on the stage. (optional) Use a timer, e.g. 50 minutes at a time, plus a 10 minute break

I have been trying around 12 Cellos in the past years from Vuillaume and have been very surprised with the difference in quality of sound between them. It seems like his Cellos either have a neutral, unidirectional and nasal sound, or quite impressively powerful and full of color. In my cello group in the orchestra we also have two and they are both quite different in quality, but the making is gorgeous in both. Why is this the case? I could never understand. I also noticed that they almost always benefit from a French bridge, whereas the Belgian bridge makes the usual Vuillaume lose precious core and dynamic flexibility in playing. I have a friend who prefers playing his modern Ersen Aycan instead of the Vuillaume, saying that he is tired of always not managing to modulate the sound.

Your nightmare might be true, unless they put on a different fingerboard.

https://ingleshayday.com/features/ingles-hayday-to-sell-the-private-collection-of-norman-rosenberg/

Alan Stevenson makes incredible Cello cases and you can customize it with wheels, so that you can avoid carrying the case altogether. https://www.stevensoncases.co.uk/cello.htm