K.C. Strings Blog

Bow Tightening. Is Your Bow Tightening Properly? If you notice the bow hair tension won’t seem to hold or you’ve turned it as tight as it will go ...

Inspecting your bow grip. Lizard Skins, Leather Grips, and Loose Windings. As students get settled into the new school year and rental season dies...

Bow Health Inspection Checking Your Bow for Cracks As students get settled into the new school year, now is a good time to take a good look at you...

If you are a bass player, or have watched many orchestral bassists, you may have noticed that there are two different styles of bows: The French B...

Bow Care...   It is all too easy to lose one's bow because of not taking good care of it. Here are four "MUSTS" for taking care of the bow! Alw...

Color indicates type of rosin.   So now that we know how the bow makes sound on the string, and how rosin works (see How To Choose Rosin Series ...

Rosin Considerations.   If you missed Part 1 or 2 in this series see How To Choose Rosin Series - Part 1 - How Rosin Works and How To Choose Ros...

Diagram of "The Hemholtz Motion"     How Rosin Works A lot of people have misconceptions when it comes to how the bow creates sound on a stringe...

Monty CarterPROFESSION:  Violinist, violist, conductor, composer - Owner of Carray Music performance and instruction services.H...

Why String Instruments Are Sensitive To Weather   It is inevitable. Your wooden instrument has gone through a lot of change this winter. Wood ...

Dr. John RutlandHOMETOWN:  Jacksonville, ArkansasPROFESSION:  Concert Master, Lee's Summit S...

"Before" and "After" photos of a restoration project that Phil Folk did. The owner wanted it to be restored back in to playing condition. Phil her...