Join Us for an Orchestral Strings Event with Pirastro and John Juzek! – Toronto (Bloor)

Long and McQuade Bloor St will be hosting an Orchestral Strings event in the Band Department with Representatives from Pirastro Strings, and John Juzek.

 
Ed Mingo from Pirastro will be hosting a clinic on Orchestral String Construction covering the following topics:

• History of string making and how different types of strings affect the tone of your instrument.
• Tips and advice on choosing the right strings for your instrument and playing style.
   

Ed Mingo is known as a string expert in the industry and has given string lectures at Julliard, Manhattan School of Music, and Frost School of Music as well as violin making schools such as the Chicago School of Violin Making and the Noth Bennett Street School in Boston.

A variety of Juzek instruments will be available to trial throughout the day, and a Representative from their company will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about their products. Renowned John Juzek stringed instruments have over 100 years of violin making family heritage and are still made in Czech Republic and Germany.