I am getting word back from the vine that some of our local Portland area shops are already starting to run out of cellos. As of right...

All advancing string players need to know how to adjust their bridges. The youngest of players should probably put off learning this task...

As we enter into summer we are seeing quite a few new faces at our shop – younger and older – that want to take up violin, viola or cello...

I wanted to give a quick heads-up for our Teacher and Music School Resource Page which is accessed from our menu bar near the top of the...

On behalf of Allegro Violin and Music (as well as our local musicians) I would like to send a shout out to our good friends over at Five...

I have been writing our Allegro Violin music blog for several years. I typically spend several hours writing each blog piece and I try to...

We have a great and rich tradition in western classical music. From my vantage point it seems to be alive and well today on planet Earth...

I could have just as easily entitled this piece Violin Vexation. I thought that I would briefly revisit some important themes that I have...

I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and New Years and ditto for those of you who celebrated other holidays such as Hanukkah and...

Here are my top ten reasons for children to learn to play a musical instrument. These include practical child development reasons such...

I wanted to do a shout out to the Voices for the Performing Arts Foundation in Sherwood, Oregon. The VPA foundation exists to promote the...

(I thought that you might be interested in information from an organization in PDX that is combining traditional orchestral instruments...

We have Cellos in stock as well as Violins, Violas and Upright Basses; currently available in all popular sizes for purchase or rent....

I ran across a very interesting article in the August 2015 issue of Strings Magazine by double bassist Barry Green. I thought I might...

Early Summer time can be a hectic time here at our shop. Not only do we have a lot of returns on rentals from the end of the school year...

This is a very interesting true story. A while back an average looking young man was playing violin in a train station in Washington DC....

(I’ve gathered these from around the net.) A violist and a friend were sitting in a coffee shop drinking coffee and watching the news on...

A while back I did a little blog piece on the life and work Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737). It is appropriate that I began with him...

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” Swedish Proverb “A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work.” John Lubbock...

Okay, Okay – I know that blog pieces on New Years Resolutions can be a little cliche but work with me here. It does not mater if you are...