I picked up my copy of the September 2015 The Strad yesterday from the bookstore (they call me when it's in...and I toodle straight down to pick I it up when I can ).
I enjoy the ads as much as the articles...
But Thomastik: I must protest! Really?
I pay enough for your strings when I buy them...you can do better...
Has anyone noticed a certain tension building up on MN? We had a blood moon on Sunday...and a lunar eclipse. Sadly we forgot to go out and look at it ...but friends have taken some fantastic photos.
I Googled "violin full moon"...and I think there's something to my hypothesis that full moons make for grumpy violin-fans...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Violin-think-german-dated-1914-on-back-of-instument-/301591771904?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4638453b00
"If the instrument doesn't make a decent price I will hang it on the wall in my studio with a 12 inch nail right through the middle."
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Violin-Wallace-Buckman-1914-For-Restoration-With-Case-/301552214872
"All it needs is a glue"
"violin that is actually in great condition, believe it or not!"