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21 Tips to Take Good Care of your Violin : Violin Care 101

21 Tips to Take Good Care of your Violin : Violin Care 101

Violins can last for hundreds of years, but that is only with good care. Maintaining your instrument can help maintain its tone, stability, and ultimately its market value. Sometimes we are not taught important information about our instrument, we forget some very important things, or we get lazy with taking care of our violin. Here are 21 expert tips to take better care of your...

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Paul Wargaski Violins

Our passion lies in creating an environment for musicians who demand superior quality. My name is Paul, and I am the owner and founder. In our Chicago studio my colleagues and I create violins, violas, cellos, and double basses for the professional musician and serious student. Our Worry Free Rental program provides instruments to students: full sized instruments to adults and smaller instruments to young...

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The Chicago School of Music

The Chicago School of Music

The Chicago School of Music offers lessons in piano, voice, guitar violin and most popular musical instruments for adults and children. We also have training available for music teachers and more advanced students. The teaching staff offers a wide gamut of modern pedagogical approaches to teaching that is unsurpassed.   Near North Side 900 N Franklin St #604 Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 416-0622 Visit Us...

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Smiling Strings

Smiling Strings

Providing high quality music instruction for Chicago’s North Side and surrounding communities for 22 years! The program currently operates out of 12 schools as well as the Elston Ave. studio location (one block north of Foster.) Major concerts are held at least twice a year, even for our newcomers! The tuition is comparable, often lower, than other options in Chicago.   Forest Glen 5249-B N Elston...

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A440 Violin Shop

A440 Violin Shop

A440 Violin Shop is a Chicago-based string instrument dealer. We specialize in violin sales, violin repairs, violin restoration, and violin rentals. Our expertise extends past the violin and encompasses the other instruments of the quartet: the viola, the cello, and the double bass. We accept consignments, provide written appraisals of string instruments for insurance, and price our products and services reasonably. If you need a shipping trunk for an audition or tour, we...

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