Advanced Cleaning for a Violin by Expert Village

Sometimes, just wiping down your violin isn't enough. Probably once a month or so; you'll find that the rosin caking on your violin, on the strings, on your bow, and everywhere is just too much for just a cloth to handle. That's where special violin... Read More »

Applying Rosin to a Violin Bow by Expert Village

Hi! I’m David Kaynor for expertvillage.com. I’m going to talk about bow maintenance. The first thing I’m going to do is rosin this bow. Here we have some rosin made from pine pitch I believe. And bow hair has little nodules on it, which... Read More »

String Instrument Bows by Expert Village

In this clip, we'll learn about bows. The bow is made up of the frog, which is right here, and the hair and then the frame of the bow, which is made out either wood, fiberglass or carbon fiber, depending on what level, you know, what level bow it is... Read More »

How to Clean & Store a Violin by Expert Village

One of the biggest mistakes that beginning violinists make is not knowing how to properly care for their violin. This causes a very significant problem, because if you're not willing to take care of your violin, rosin will cake up on your strings, on... Read More »

Preparing the Bow for Playing the Musical Saw by Expert Village

On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Natalia Paruz, also known as "the saw lady." You can find me in New York City, and today I'm going to teach you how to play a saw. To obtain the sing song type of sound out of the blade we use a bow. You can use... Read More »