The Violin Shop

[...] By Matt Lammers and Andy Fein of Fein Violins 116 years ago on May 20, 1896, Paris newspapers were filled with news of an [...]

[...] By Andy Fein, Violin Maker at Fein Violins, Ltd. and Violinist Joe Peterson Let's say you're a great [...]

[...] f holes, The 'Harrison' Stradivarius circa 1693 By Andy Fein, Violin Maker & Owner, Fein Violins, Ltd. It's pretty hard to miss the very distinctive [...]

[...] Written by Andy Fein and Ben Schuneman We get tons of questions every single day from friends and customers about [...]

[...] running blog with comments and reviews from our customers: Andy Fein, Violin & Bow Maker, Fein Violins I'm just so happy to have a violin that's COMFORTABLE for me now as well as sounding good. [...]

[...] 1669, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Written by Andy Fein, Violin Maker, Fein Violins, Ltd. For hundreds of years, the best violins makers have been making exquisite works of [...]

[...] Royal Spanish Stradivarius violin Written by Andy Fein, Violin Maker, Fein Violins, Ltd. The back of the 'Messiah' Stradivarius violin  If you think of anywhere in Europe [...]

[...] Written by: Amy Tobin, violinist and manager, Fein Violins For a lot of people, summer is a time for lazing by the pool, taking it easy, and being away [...]

[...] f holes, The 'Harrison' Stradivarius circa 1693 By Andy Fein, Violin Maker & Owner, Fein Violins, Ltd. It's pretty hard to miss the very distinctive feature of the [...]

[...] By Andy Fein, Violin Maker & Owner, Fein Violins, Ltd. If you have read some of my past blog posts, you probably [...]

[...] By Andy Fein, Violin Maker & Owner, Fein Violins, Ltd. Where is the world's largest collection of violin family [...]

[...] By Violin Maker Andy Fein, Fein Violins, Ltd. Scroll of a Gasparo da Salo viola, Brescia circa 1609 In my role [...]

[...] By Matt Lammers of Fein Violins In February, I was comfortably seated in my chemistry lecture when I felt my [...]

[...] By Matt Lammers and Andy Fein of Fein Violins As of a little over three weeks ago the Spanish Royal Palace is [...]

[...] By Matt Lammers of Fein Violins It feels like it's been just a couple days, but Brevard "week 0" [...]

[...] By Matt Lammers of Fein Violins The Vienna Philharmonic, or Wiener Philharmoniker, has been an ambassador of [...]

[...] allegations of discrimination, that the orchestra performs an essentially European art-form - classical music - and thus should be composed of individuals (men) of white-European ethnicity. To contend [...]

[...] that poverty and other social and economic disadvantages serve to limit the enjoyment of classical music to the socially and economically privileged. Instruments, classes, and orchestras cost money, [...]

[...] are from or are based in Minnesota. (Well, OK, Bob Dylan has a few under his belt.) In Classical Music, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra was awarded a GRAMMY in 1980. And in 2011, the dynamic [...]

[...] by Andy Fein & Kevin Berdine Maestro Rodolfo Cazares In the sophisticated world of classical music, we often feel immune to the chaos and violence that grips much of our world. Unfortunately, [...]

[...] By: Andy Fein and Kevin Berdine What is the common thread between the Battle of Bunker Hill, the 1720 'Mendelssohn' [...]

[...] By Andy Fein and Kevin Berdine On a recent visit to the National Music Museum, in Vermillion, South Dakota,  I was [...]

[...] Written by Andy Fein and Kevin Berdine When you hear a great performer, do you ever wonder, "What violin are they playing? Is [...]

[...] Written by Andy Fein and Kevin Berdine When you hear a great performer, ever wonder "What instrument are they playing?" Is [...]

[...] Written by: Amy Tobin It's hot this summer. Even here in Minnesota, this summer has already seen several days with a [...]

[...] Written by: Amy Tobin What do you call someone who is classically trained as a violinist, an innovator in using [...]

[...] Written by: Amy Tobin I recently purchased a copy of Norah Jones' new album, "Little Broken Hearts." [...]

[...] Written by: Amy Tobin, violinist and manager, Fein Violins For a lot of people, summer is a time for lazing by the [...]

[...] for buying a large quantity of Stradivarius instruments. The back of 'The Messiah' 1716 Stradivarius violin In fact, the instrument was in such good repair and such high quality, that Tarisio would [...]

[...] Royal Spanish Stradivarius violin Written by Andy Fein, Violin Maker, Fein Violins, Ltd. The back of the 'Messiah' [...]

[...] ;                 The back of 'The Messiah' 1716 Stradivarius violin In fact, the instrument was in such good repair and such high quality, that Tarisio would [...]

[...] Royal Spanish Stradivarius violin Written by Andy Fein, Violin Maker, Fein Violins, Ltd. The back of the 'Messiah' [...]

[...] in a time efficient manner. The second, consisting of a much smaller group of violin makers, is best represented by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (or J.B. Guadagnini). Having moved to [...]

Here in America, we tend to think that we have the monopoly on the idea of 'the great melting pot.' When the rest of the world began their exodus to ' [...]

By Andy Fein and Kevin Berdine On a recent visit to the National Music Museum, in Vermillion, South Dakota,  I was overwhelmed with the beauty of so [...]

[...] is the The National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. A viola by Andrea Amati, made in Cremona circa 1560 Read more » [...]

[...] 't look nearly as nice. Or have so much power in its beauty. Scroll of an Andrea Amati violin, Cremona circa 1577 Read more » [...]

[...] 't look nearly as nice. Or have so much power in its beauty. Scroll of an Andrea Amati violin, Cremona circa 1577 Read more » [...]

[...] is the The National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. A viola by Andrea Amati, made in Cremona circa 1560 Read more » [...]