With Clara being the superior instrument in pretty much every way, I don’t think about my other violin much. But she deserves it =). When I first started taking lessons, I decided I needed a better instrument than my high school violin. That instrument was purchased for a grand total of $900, including case, bow,…

Clara – from the Late Latin name Clarus meaning “clear, bright” Clara is my beloved violin. Commissioned from David Wiebe in 2013 whose main claim to fame was making a few instruments for Yehudi Menuhin, I did not receive the instrument for a full two years – exactly Christmas of 2015. I had tried a…

As a first post, I thought I’d start with the hobby that has been most important to me in adulthood – the violin and classical music! Like any self-respecting Asian parents, mine forced me to start taking violin lessons at age 7. Boy I hated it. My mean Russian teacher stressed me out but not…