Procession for the translation of the body of beatus Roberto da Salle, its 200th anniversary ( July 2007)

Mari strings, by Daniel Mari (formerly La Bella) Daniel Mari, born in 1927, now Mari strings, previously La

Pirastro in strings history.  Pirastro, the best modern gut string available on the market.A family-run company which was

Savarez in strings history.  From the castle of Savaresse Sarra, in Musellaro (a village just close to Salle),

Thomastick-Infeld in strings history.  Two of the greatest innovations of the 20th century come from Thomastick-Infeld, a company

The innovative concept at D'Addario strings The biggest innovation in strings concept coming from D’Addario was the Helicore

Thank you Michael Burnham for this great present!!

1/8 violin, seen by chance in a workshop in Italy.1/8 violin, seen by chance in a workshop in

1978, Salle, Italy:There was still one company selling pure gut strings sets following the old Italian tradition. Enrico

Price lists and catalogues are great sources of information: read with me this price list from 1929 by

Primary sources can be everywhere, even on an old little banjo arriving from eBay, directly from the 40s...

Historically informed ukulele players wanted. Ukulele: born on 23rd of August 1879 (one of the few instruments to

Carl Flesch witnesses an age of profound changes in string settings.  Actually, he wrote right at the time

...and the creation of the first wound violin A  In this video I will read for you a

Why most of the strings factories gave up gut production in the mid of the 20th century? I

Paganini asked for thin “e” strings... and got 70-72!

If you were to play in the Conzertgebow Orchestra in the 60s, which strings were you using? Some

The oldest certified violin String in the World...from Freiberger Dome.  It was far 2005 when Mimmo Peruffo received