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Tone

A string player’s tone needs to be as versatile and individual as an artist’s colour palette. Here you’ll find articles on exploring the wide world of sound: Dynamics and Projection, Personal Sound

7 tips on adjustments to get the best out of your instrument

The finest Stradivari in the world will sound poor if it is badly set up. Here are some points to consider sourced from our archive

10 views on dynamics for bowed strings

Advice on how to produce effective dynamic contrasts from The Strad archives

4 sound qualities for producing a beautiful tone

Violin professor at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Junior Guildhall Ivo Stankov offers advice for creating your best sound

The Strad Podcast Episode #56: Richard Markson on teaching tone and sound

‘You have to hear in your mind a sound that you want to make’

Dynamics and Projection

10 views on dynamics for bowed strings

17 January 2023

Advice on how to produce effective dynamic contrasts from The Strad archives

4 sound qualities for producing a beautiful tone

14 December 2022

Violin professor at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Junior Guildhall Ivo Stankov offers advice for creating your best sound

Personal Sound

Finding your own sound: Standing out from the crowd

11 October 2022

In a world that seems to value homogeneous perfection, how do you develop an individual voice on your instrument?