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Monday, Feb. 7, 2012
Hey! My new 5-string fiddle arrived in tip-top shape. It's a nice fiddle! I'm taking it to a folk festival this Saturday to show it off. Thanks so much for selling this nice fiddle to me.
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012
RE: SV-175 Violin Outfit
The violin arrived today, thanks so much. It's just lovely. Any recommendations where to purchase a decent beginners cello?
These are comparable to the violin: SC-175 Cello Outfit
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2011
RE: HC602 Violin
Just a thank you. We love the HC 602 violin, and the outfit upgrade your representative recommended. Overall, we were very pleased with the service and product from you online store!
Monday, May 16, 2011
RE: Free Handouts
Your website and all its resources are fantastic! Thanks for sharing with us!
Barb - Music Teachers Helper
Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010
RE: Glasser colored bows
Just wanted to say thank you--the bows arrived today!
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010
RE: SVA-175 Viola Outfit
Dear Best S. Violins,
Received my viola today in perfect condition, bridge wasn't even out of
place. Tuned it up and tried it out. Blown away. But as somebody said to
me once, the Chinese have been making stringed instruments for 5,000 years.
Sincerely,
Rob McCall
Monday, Nov. 9, 2010
RE: Gewa Venetian Oblong Violin Case
I will bookmark your site for future business. Your case prices are some of the best I've seen online.
Thurday, Oct. 7, 2010
RE: CC399 Core Shaped Violin Case
I just want to thank you for a wonderful shopping experience. This was my first time buying from you. I bought a 1/8 size violin case (Howard Core CC399) for my daughter, and your customer service dept. was incredibly helpful in helping me figure out if my daughter's bow would fit in the case. The case arrived in less than a week in beautiful shape, and everything fits perfectly. Thank you for making this first-time shopping experience an easy and pleasant one. I will certainly be buying from you again in the future! Keep up the outstanding customer service! :)
Friday, May 7, 2010
RE: Gewa Venetian Oblong Violin Case
Thank you so much for your help in getting my case to me before the start of my tour. I really appreciate your wonderful customer service.
Friday, Ap. 1, 2010
RE: K500 Violin Outfit
It really meant a lot to me that you remembered shipping my wife's violin
specifically. It is great to know I am working with a company that cares.
Thank You!!!!!
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010
RE: Gewa Venetian Oblong Violin Case
Thank you - we received our violin case, and it completely satisfies our expectations. We appreciate your very competitive pricing, and the free shipping.
Monday, Dec. 28, 2009
RE: Special: 1/10 Violin Outfit
Thank you for the 1/10th size violin. My daughter loves it!
Thursday, Sept. 03, 2009
RE: VG-CG1K Student Guitar Outfit
My student had his first guitar lesson today. I wasn't really sure what to expect as far as the quality of the guitar went, although I knew it would be OK or you wouldn't offer it. Well, I was very pleased with it. Sounded really nice and I feel it was a great deal for the price. My student's mom was also very happy with her dealings with you. So thanks, and I'm hoping I get more guitar students to send your way!
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009
RE: HC602 Violin Outfit
Just received my new august kohr hc602. What a great step-up advanced violin. The feel,look,and playability are fantastic. I was hesistant about ordering online, but was pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. The quality of this violin is superb. My upgraded bow, 301-D,and case, CC525 were also awesome! Thanks to all involved. John
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
RE: GEWA Violin Outfit
I want to thank you for all your help and especially for the gifts for the
children. It been a pleasure doing business with you.
Rose Pfluger
Morristown Elementary School
Saturday, November 1, 2008
RE: GEWA Violin Outfit
Thank you so much I already got my violin so proud of it I'm playing with my daughter now as a Mother & Daughter thing & were getting along now so happy THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
RE: GEWA Violin Outfit
Thank you for the amazing turnaround time. We received the violin last night and everything looks terrific--just like the photo on your website. My husband is getting it tuned and we will have it ready for my son's birthday on June 26. Thanks again. Donna
Friday, Ap. 18 2008
RE: Viola Resources
Thanks for the free classical music links on your site. I just got a viola this week and want to learn to read in that clef - and now I've printed out some stuff to get me started.
Saturday, Ap. 12 2008
RE: Love your page!
I just visited your page, and am I ever impressed! What a useful and helpful page you've set up. I have bookmarked it and will use it often.
Tuesday, Mar. 25 2008
RE: K44Q Cello
i wanted to let you know that my daughter likes the Cello. I wanted her to play the Cello before we did anything. It really sounds great, I appreciate everything you did for us.
Once again Thank you for all of your help.
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
RE: FRAUD against Music Teachers page
I just wanted to let you know that I was contacted by one of
the fraudulent emails (kenjack009@hotmail.com/ken_jack_02@yahoo.com). I
see that you are a music teacher, my ad on craigslist was for Art
lessons, so I guess any type of in-home lesson is at risk. I just wanted
to thank you for making this known.
I decided to search the name under craigslist scams to see if it was
legit or not (my brother was scammed out of $3,000 of tuition money when
he was looking for a roommate on craigslist) and your site popped up
under google.
Again. I just wanted to thank you sincerely for spreading awareness.
Keep it up.
Danielle
Friday, Feb. 8, 2008
RE: Half-Moon Violin case
Thank you. My daughter loves the case.
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008
Thank you so much for everything you have done. The resources you have online are extremely useful to me as an educator.
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008
Got the case tonight. Its gonna work out perfect!
Thanks for the speedy service
Tara
Monday, Jan. 14, 2008
RE: Kentucky Artist Mandolin
Greatly enjoying mandolin! Did indeed arrive in time--thanks so much
for your help!
Happy New Year,
Martha Schutz
Chapel Hill
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008
RE: FRAUD against Music Teachers page
Hallo!
Thank you for your homepage, which my daughter found.
I am a voice teacher in Vienna, and since I have my homepage on internet have recently had two such email enquiries from people claiming to want to send their daughters for tuition.
One came from andy.jones44@hotmail.com in December.
The other came yesterday from dax_bill08@yahoo.com.au
Both wanted to send cheques.The first one, after four emails, disappeared.
By the second time I became suspicious and found your page yesterday.The second one wanted to send me a cheque for more than the lessons were worth,and asked me to refund the difference.
I have written to tell him that I do not accept payment by cheque, much less with complicated procedures!
Thank you for your work putting us wise to such frauds.We are trying to earn an honest and hard living!
Yours sincerely,
Susan Dennis-Gabriel
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007
RE: K400 Violin Outfit
Just thought I let you know that I did get it a few days ago and boy does it look beautiful. I'm so glad you got it to me before Christmas and I'm glad for all the hard work all of you put into it. You've probably just made this one of the best and most surprising Christmas presents I've ever given her. Thanks again, You all rock! Have a Merry Holiday and Happy New Year!!
Friday, Dec. 14, 2007
RE: FRAUD against Music Teachers page
Hi. I came across your site today after receiving a PHONE CALL with one of these scams. I am so used to the emails now, I don't even bother to open them. But this is the first time I have been targeted on the phone. The guy called three times within 10 minutes. The first time I did not get to the phone in time, the second time I spoke with him long enough to discover it was a scam and hung up, the third time I didn't answer. Any idea how to report this? It appears to be a wireless number from the Cleveland area.
Thanks!
Ed. Response:
Whoa; that is really scary. You have a phone number online? You shouldn't. I have a VoIP line, answer only. That way I can screen calls. I think I'd report it to the police. As a woman, you need to think about your personal security and safety. [See: Security Bookstore ] Please take care.
Monday, Dec. 10, 2007
RE: Feedback on John Cage and Merce Cunningham
I only read your article because I woke up this morning with the dream with young Merce Cunningham in it. I've never known much about Merce except that he was a dancer and a choreographer, l just a little more about John Cage whose music - when I heard it - I loved. In any case in the dream I was friend with Merce (around 40y old) and we were visiting some undefined Zen Center even staying overnight there - sleeping on the floor as the Center was full of people. The thing is I've never known that he was with Cage and that they were interested in Zen. So there - tricks of the mind...I was telling my friend the dream and she told me about Cage and his zen interest.Life is strange and mysterious. By the way I'm Polish living in the States. Moved here to practice zen in 1981 but since am doing different type of meditation.Thank you for an insightful article. Love krysha
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007
RE: FRAUD against Music Teachers page
Thank you for your article about scams. I get them all the time, too! However, I was very moved by your compassion and willingness to see that the people who are doing this might be desperate to survive....and yet you were inspiring to remind us that it's still wrong.
I wanted to share a website that a colleague of mine co-founded: Food for Children. This organization is volunteer run and is able to filter all donations to the needy. I know he received a nice donation this year and is always looking for great ways to share and help. His group is Christian based, but is not limited in scope or breadth. If you think this type of organization might be helpful to you in your efforts to educate about scams and at the same time inspire alternative actions .....I would invite you to share this. I had the good fortune of re-designing his website and I know it will provide you will some sense of the projects that get funded.
I hope this was useful for you and I thank you again for the work you do to keep us all better informed and protected.....and I was moved by your acknowledgement of and compassion for desperate peoples.
Sincerely,
Louis Yungling
Yungling Piano Studio
491 6th Ave. Floor 3
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Studio: 917.595.7137
Email: louis@yunglingpianostudio.com
Web: http://www.yunglingpianostudio.com
Wed, 7 Nov 2007
RE: Fraud Against Music Teachers page
Re: The origin of these e-mails is Nigeria, the ISP is based in Amsterdam.
Actually, Amsterdam is the I(S)P hub of Europe (just like there is (at least) one in California for the US). If you go to the IP finder site Europe, you'll get to the next 'point of trave' of the ISP - either the original point, or perhaps a hub in Africa (if there is one - I've not tracked any ISP/IPs to Africa yet.
Best of luck and thank you for work informing people about the scams and spams out there.
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:20:18 -0700
RE: Fraud Against Music Teachers page
I just sent this email to the IC3 link you have on your website. I almost got scammed, but your website saved me...They are taking advantage of hard working teachers with little money. Please see that justice is served.
Ed. response:
I get so many of these I am no longer posting them. But I am very glad I could be of service to you and I'm glad you forwarded this to the authorities. I don't really have much to do with seeing that justice is done, except to keep the webpage up.
Aug 22, 2007
RE: Violinists on the Web
Thank you so much for what you do for the music community.
April 22, 2007
RE: Thank you
I was just swinging through the web for string sites, and found yours. What a great collection of information. Thank you! The only additional thing I'd love to see is an ordered list of etudes and corresponding concertos/pieces for violin. Have you thought of that, or is it already there, and I've just missed it?
Ed. response:
Thank you for your thoughtful note. Leopold Auer did something like that in his book, and I have those works listed at: Leopold Auer "Practical Repertory Hints" and Advanced Violin and Viola Literature. Also see: Indiana University String Academy Sequence of Etudes, which has coordinated the etudes with the Suzuki books.
March 15, 2007
RE: Fraud Against Music Teachers page
Thanks very much! I got the one from "Albert
Hoogen", and it seemed a bit strange, so I Googled his name and found your site. You saved me a lot of trouble, and perhaps expense. I'll spread the word to our local instrument makers list and an international list as well. Again, thanks a million!
Oct. 31, 2006
RE: Two Essays on the Development of Student Orchestras
Great files....am going to share parts of the Orchestral Etiquette with our local youth and community orchestra members. Thanks for putting together all these wonderful surveys and pages.
Dec. 22, 2006
I hope your Christmas is wonderful and you enjoy
your break. You're a wonderful teacher and I wish I took lessons with you a
long time ago...See you next year!!!!!!!!!
Jan. 5, 2007
RE: Music Teachers' Helper
I'm a subscriber of the Yahoo piano group where you recently posted a message about your surveys. I just wanted to let you know that I found the data very interesting and wrote a blog post about it.
Thanks for all the work you do!
Have a great day,
Brandon Pearce
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