By Andy Fein, Luthier at Fein Violins
and Ivana Truong
and Ivana Truong
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| Our own Patrizio Stradivari model violin being "played in" with Classical MPR
You often hear a string player talk about how their violin, viola, or cello has really "opened up" in the weeks, months, or years since they first bought it. A statement like that is so common, we assume it's true. But is it? What actually happens when an instrument is "played in"? Does it really "open up"? Is there really a "breaking in" period?
The absolute, categorical, definitive answer to that is----
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