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...

A topic that we are frequently asked about is sizing. The question that parents of growing players want answered is, 'does my child need a bigger instrument?' To help, we have put together this simple guide to checking the size of your violin or viola (cellists, check out our cello sizing guide here). There are many approaches to determining the right size instrument, and so we always recommend consulting with your teacher first...

To our wonderful musical fraternity, We would like to wish you and your family a happy and safe festive season. We hope it is a wonderful end to what has been an eventful year. The Bows for Strings showroom will be open until 2pm Wednesday 23 December for all your musical needs, before we take a short break until Monday 11 January, 2021....