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Jan 28, 2016
A musical tonic for the soul
A trip to the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona offered profound and uplifting insights into the human condition, and interesting...


Apr 17, 2015
Wine and violins
Facebook just kindly reminded me that two years ago today I was in Sarasota, Florida, enjoying the La Musica Festival, and tasting wine –...
Jun 11, 2014
Leading pedagogue blasts luthiers
I discovered this tirade in a seminal string pedagogical work: 'It is most regrettable that our present-day instrument-makers take so...
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