Instrument care

Don’t know how to keep your instrument match in good health? We’ll walk you through.

Your instrument is happiest in temperatures you are happy in – so don’t expose it to extreme hot or cold. You wouldn’t want to be left in the car on a hot summer day, and your violin will be grumpy about it too.

You know those dry winter months in Texas when you can feel static electricity in your hair? Well, your instrument gets dry too! You’ll notice tuning issues pop up during this time. If you’ve invested in a nice instrument, also invest in humidity control! You can use a humidifier in your house or a device inside your case (and, yes, we sell those too!)

You like to be clean – so does your instrument. The rosin from your bow is sticky. After each lesson, practice session or performance, wipe the rosin that’s fallen from your bow off the instrument, and you’ll keep that instrument shiny, free from varnish damage, and (most importantly) vibrating its best without build up – and playing its best, too.

Stuff wears out! Cracks emerge, strings break, bridges warp. Come see us for your match’s annual medical checkup – we provide tune-ups and maintenance.  

Bow care

Your bow can warp! And once it has warped, it doesn’t perform well for you. That’s why there’s a screw at the bottom that releases the tension on the hair. Make sure your hair is loosened every time you’re done playing to keep that stick happy.

Strings wear out and break – when you’re missing a wide ribbon of hair, come see us for a bow rehair.

Left a viola bow in a case for a year and the hair fell apart? It’s common (and definitely a sign you should be practicing more). It’s rehair time!

ALSO advised

Hey! Don’t have a sword fight with your bow!

Your violin told us it doesn’t like it when you put all your music right next to it in the case.

Violas don’t like being sat on – even when they’re inside the case.

NO instrument wants to be left behind a car to be run over. So don’t do that.

Have you seen the way kids act at school? Don’t leave a cello unattended there. It makes them uncomfortable.

OUR CUSTOMERS SAY:

“When instructed on how to care for the instrument, the instructions were given to the user (student) and not the parent. Awesome!”

– Tawalla I.