Category: Off-Beat Violins
Offbeat Super Bowl
August 7, 2026
Coco Jones and the Color of Noize delivering the black national anthem, "Lift every heart and sing", at the 2026 Super Bowl in San Francisco. […]
The Unicursal Fiddle
August 4, 2024
This fiddle is the second in a series exploring the sources of variety that we see in violins. A broader discussion of the ideas behind […]
Twisted! An Unresolved Tale
March 26, 2024
Un-Natural. Playing the violin in the conventional manner requires some rather un-natural contortions. The left elbow is held more or less directly below the violin […]
The Turing Fiddle
August 10, 2023
I made this fiddle as the first of a series to explore the sources of variety that we see in violins. I'm also thinking about […]
The Spice of Life. Variety, Violins and the Digital Age
August 9, 2023
This post is about variety in violins, why it is important, where it come from, and how it has been influenced by mechanization. I will […]
Off-Beat in the Strad Magazine
March 14, 2023
Strad Magazine (March 2023) published an article on my Off-Beat Violins There's some online companion material , and the full online feature for subscribers