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    Craig Birchfield
    • Aug 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Short Term Gain - Long Term Loss

    The old axiom is penny wise and dollar foolish. I don't think that there is any place that can be more applicable than your child's music...
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    Krutz Strings
    Craig Birchfield
    • Sep 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Krutz Strings

    We are now dealers for the internationally famous Krutz Strings company out of Kansas City, Kansas. We are very impressed by their...
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    6 Mental Benefits Of Playing The Violin For Children (Backed By Science)
    Craig Birchfield
    • May 15, 2019
    • 3 min

    6 Mental Benefits Of Playing The Violin For Children (Backed By Science)

    Special guest blog by Neil Nguyen Learning an instrument, especially the violin early gives your children many decisive benefits, both...
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    Upright Basses All Sizes in stock from $899!
    Craig Birchfield
    • May 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    Upright Basses All Sizes in stock from $899!

    We finally got our basses in from backorder. We have a great selection of Uprights for you to choose from: Great playing student model...
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    Home of the Lifetime Trade-Up
    Craig Birchfield
    • Apr 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Home of the Lifetime Trade-Up

    The number one question that parents have when they come us is, ”what do we do when our child outgrows this instrument.” Many advancing...
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    A Poet’s Premier – Student Lights National Christmas Tree
    Craig Birchfield
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    A Poet’s Premier – Student Lights National Christmas Tree

    One of the joys of my job is finding out that a young person who obtained an instrument from our shop did something very special with it....
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    Concert Review: 2Cellos at the Moda Center 2/7/2019
    Craig Birchfield
    • Feb 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Concert Review: 2Cellos at the Moda Center 2/7/2019

    Roxanne and I were able to attend the 2Cellos concert at the Moda Center, Theater of the Clouds last Thursday. I had not seen them live...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Jun 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to keep kids practicing through the summer

    The sun is out and the clouds are gone. Hooray! This is the summertime creed of Oregon kids who have to run between raindrops for most of...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Apr 15, 2018
    • 4 min

    Why is a Cello not like a Toaster Oven?

    (I have updated and reposted this blog piece from a few years ago because I think it is good information to review) That is because a...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Mar 11, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Little Shop That Could

    I like the people who do business with us to also know a little about us. Roxanne and I have been musicians for most of our lives. We...
    3 views0 comments
    Craig Birchfield
    • Feb 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Best Part of My Job

    “She has been bugging me for a year to get a violin and lessons. I wanted to make sure that she was serious but she hasn’t let up.” I...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Jan 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Well Why Not???

    It is the first week in January. We are just far enough into the new year to either be grateful that the holidays are over or be a little...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Nov 22, 2017
    • 1 min

    Over 100 Violins, Violas, Cellos and Basses Available in Stock

    Currently we have an inventory in excess of 100 instruments available for sale and most are also available for rent. If you check our...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Oct 6, 2017
    • 4 min

    FYI, FAQs and Salient Points

    I often hear the same questions or comments repeated by many of our customers so I thought that I would dedicate a blog entry to address...
    3 views0 comments
    Craig Birchfield
    • May 22, 2017
    • 3 min

    The Infamous Violin Shaped Object

    I had a call from a young lady the other day. She was having trouble keeping her brand new violin in tune. I asked if we had sold it to...
    240 views0 comments
    Craig Birchfield
    • Apr 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    Important String Player Resources in Greater Portland

    Here in the greater Portland metro area we have some excellent resources for string players. I will also list some links to the best of...
    4 views0 comments
    Craig Birchfield
    • Apr 3, 2017
    • 3 min

    In Praise of Personal Preference and Musical Tolerance

    I grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s. There were not 70 different Billboard music charts like there are today – Adult Alternative, Hot...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Feb 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    “So What’s in it for Me?”

    I usually try to find tidbits of information for this blog that you might find interesting but I thought that this time I would mention...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Jan 18, 2017
    • 2 min

    “We Love the Scott Cao STV017!! …You can’t have it back, sorry.”

    I recently received a text from a customer. We had shipped them one of our Scott Cao student violins. They paid for it in advance but...
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    Craig Birchfield
    • Oct 13, 2016
    • 1 min

    Paganini’s Greatest Secret

    Occasionally, I will find a video that I think will be of some real interest or usefulness to our customers and teachers. I found one...
    22 views0 comments
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