Articles by Michael & Carmen T. - Bigfork, Montana

Articles by Michael & Carmen T. - Bigfork, Montana

Masterful violin beyond my dreams

I played all day since the package arrived around 10:30 AM. I did my lesson with my online instructor and blew him away.

I played for another three hours. I can't believe the difference between it and my old Klaus Heffler... I knew there would be a difference, but I had no idea just how much. We're talking apples and oranges here.

The G-string on my Heffler sounds terrible, and I have tried two different strings (Peter Infeld, Dominant Pro), and there is just no "ring" to the G.

Today the first thing I did with my new Kowalski is play a D on the G string, and the "ring" was definitely there, a clear sign of sympathetic vibrations.

On my Heffler, the G string just sounded dull and "gravelly." The Kowalski sounds better when I play my Arcus T7 carbon fiber bow.

You did it again, Rhiannon - score another one for the Violin Cupid!

We certainly appreciate all you have done for us! We both consider you a friend and not just our instrument dealer.

December 15, 2022

Outstanding resolution; we will be back

Thanks for everything [and for honouring miscalculated shipping at checkout]!

E-commerce can be a pain in the rear quarters, especially when some of the components don't work as they should (I work in IT and have enough troubles with servers and networked computers without dealing with imbedded html).

Carmen and I appreciate your taking care of the issue... and we will be doing business with you again!

[UPDATE: Soon after Carmen purchased her second 7/8 size violin and Michael his first Kowalski violin from Fiddleheads.]

August 28, 2022