Carbon Fiber – material of the future?

Carbon Fiber – material of the future?

Carbon fiber.  Once a highly esoteric, expensive, cutting edge piece of materials technology, it is now nearly ubiquitous in applications demanding a high strength-to-weight ratio.  The aerospace industry pioneered the modern use of carbon fiber composites in turbine...
No Sound When You Bow?  Maybe You Need Rosin

No Sound When You Bow? Maybe You Need Rosin

The number one call we get from parents of beginning string students is, “the bow is broken, we pull it across the string and there is no sound.”  Some of you have already guessed at the problem – no rosin.  Rosin is an essential component of the vibration chain that...