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I'll second the recommendation for CodaBow. I've still got one of their old student lines I use with my beater. I don't mind using it too much, which is kind of impressive considering my nice bow is...

I'm a violinist who also plays some mando, so the other way around, but I can give you some ideas.

The big advantage is, of course, that the two are tuned the same way, so tunes can easily be...

I work in a violin shop selling violins/violas/cellos and bows, and I can say that a lot of the pricing is entirely legitimate, but a lot is also extra-musical.

As far as I know, violin-family...

I don't know that the "fiddle" is any cooler than the "violin." As a violinist (primarily classical, but always hoping to do more fiddle), I have two thoughts. For one, it's just musical breadth, and...

Wow, this piece is beautifully desolate on the mandolin. I would expect a Chopin piano work to lose much when transitioning to the mandolin, but instead this piece simply took on a new mood and...

Just a thought, but have you tried changing where you hold your thumb? If it's a different shape neck than you're used to, it might be putting your thumb at an awkward angle, which could in turn...

I'd personally say probably 1. It's the most pieces, pieces in an accessible style, and you won't be transcribing to an instrument with a different number of strings, so they would work well on the...

Scale length isn't the only consideration - arm position matters a lot. I've got a modified guitar that's tuned like a cello, and the chords in the Bach Suites can be much harder on the guitar than...

RV 92. If you check the IMSLP page, you can find a few versions. Your version has a typo in that first measure - the melody should be DAB, not DAD. I'll also link to some professional recordings up...

Any viola player will spend a lot of time playing violin and cello music. I imagine the whole situation will be pretty similar for mandola, including that some pieces will work brilliantly on the new...

Assuming I'm reading that right, that chord is D F Ab C, right? That would be a half-diminished seventh chord, with a fully diminished being D F Ab Cb (no, not B. I promise it matters. Kind of.) From...

I bought a guitar that had been modified into a five-string instrument, same tuning as a five course 'cello: CGDAE. I mess with the tuning a lot, too, mostly having it as either a bouzouki with a low...

I bought one from Thomann a while back. At the time, including shipping, it was ~$170. It looks like it's now ~$200. You won't have the setup or anything, but it's cheaper than your other options. It...