In this video, we're comparing two popular violas for intermediate players, the Scott Cao SCA250 16" Da Solo viola and the Jay Haide L'Ancienne 16.25" Bajoni viola. The two violas are similarly priced and so are often compared in our showroom. Nick plays the same piece on each to provide a good comparison between the two models. Watch the video below and let...

Being a small violin-making nation, it's not often we have two fantastic examples of handmade Australian violins to play and compare. In this video Nick plays two instruments made by expert Australian luthiers, Glen Nicholls and John Johnston. Nick plays the same piece on each so we can hear the differences between the two violins. The Glen Nicholls violin was handmade in his...

Recently our workshop completed a soundpost crack repair on a fine German cello, which prompted us to put together the following article discussing the process of a repairing a soundpost crack. The sound post is a key component that enhances a cellos sound. It's inserted through an f-hole and stands near the treble bridge foot, held between the front and back plates solely by...