The set-up of bowed string instruments is essential. The set-up plays an important role in the sound and playability of the instrument but also the longevity of your strings.

All too often the set-up is compromised on entry level violins and cellos to keep the cost down but the real cost is students giving up playing altogether as the instrument is hard to play and the sound nothing like it could be.

Musicians need the tools to do what they do best and that is true too for budding musicians taking their first step. The instrument, the bow and the strings are all important but take a look at the store Thomastik-Infeld puts in the set-up of the instruments: “Besides your skill as a musician, the effect of your tools is distributed as follows: Instrument & set-up (bridge, sound post, tailpiece etc.): 59 %, Strings: 23 %, Bow: 14 %, Rosin 4%”

At Caswells Strings it is our core belief that every instrument that leaves the building, be it the most basic entry level or an instruments costing thousands, it is looked at and properly set-up by a luthier with many years experience.