Playing Accessories

On the violin side the first decision is simple: a standard tailpiece with one fine tuner on the E, or a tailpiece with the tuners built in so that all four strings can be adjusted — both come with the tail gut. A bridge, though, is not a part you simply fit and forget: an Aubert bridge has to have its feet and its height cut to your own instrument, so bring the violin to our Taipei shop rather than doing it yourself. The Bowmaster sits at the frog and holds the right-hand fingers in position, never touching the strings, and it comes in Large and Medium, chosen by hand size. For cello, buy the pads by size — FC111 covers 1/2 to 3/4, Maestro M211 fits full size.