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...

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...