The Jay Haide brand of violins, violas and cellos was established through years of experience by Ifshin Violins in California, USA. In this video Bows for Strings cellist, Wynn, demonstrates the bright, beautiful and powerful sound of the Jay Haide Euro Wood Statue model cello. Wynn plays two brief excerpts to demonstrate the upper and lower registers, giving you a sense of the...

As Melbourne enters a five day lockdown, please note that the Bows for Strings showroom will be closed from Saturday 13 February and reopening on Thursday 18 February. We would like to reassure our community that we are still here to help and support you. You will still be able to call us, chat with us online via our website or email us with any musical questions you...

Following on from our violin and viola sizing guide, we've put together this guide on how to check if you or your child are playing the correct size cello. In the video below our cellist d'Artagnan talks through the steps to ensuring you are in the best playing position, before outlining a few simple measures to finding the correct size of instrument.  As with our...