While other shops give you rental credit for the first year, or diminishing returns on your rental investment, the LIVS applies 100% of your monthly rental (not including protection plan) to the purchase of a new instrument for as long as you rent.
Let's say you rented a Standard 4/4 Violin from the LIVS @ $29mo. for 3 years before deciding to purchase your dream instrument. When you trade in your rental, you'll have $1044 to apply towards the purchase of a new instrument. How amazing is that? Your rental credit retained 100% of it's equity, and now you can apply it to 50% of the purchase price of a new instrument. Want to buy a Fredrich Wyss valued at $3721? You pay $2677! It's that simple.
]]>The Long Island Violin Shop is doing this as part of the 8th Annual Teach Music Week organized by Keep Music Alive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to “promote the value of music: For children’s education, the many types of therapy music helps with and for our overall happiness” (https://www.keepmusicalive.org/about).
Teach Music Week is held every year during the third week of March to coincide with National Music in Our Schools Month®. The goal of Teach Music Week is to encourage anyone who might be interested in learning to play an instrument to take the plunge by signing up for a free lesson or music class at participating establishments.
Please email Lessons@liviolinshop.com or call (631)-427-3569 before March 15th to schedule your free introductory lesson for violin, viola, cello or acoustic bass with one of The Long Island Violin Shop’s teachers https://www.liviolinshop.com/pages/teacher-bios. Please indicate the store location at which you would like to take your lesson.
The Long Island Violin Shop is a premiere full-service shop for players of bowed stringed instruments. They offer instruments and bows of exceptional value for players of all ages, abilities and budgets. Other services include rental instruments, music lessons, expert repairs of instruments and bows, instrument maintenance workshops, appraisals, and consignments. For more information please visit www.LIViolinShop.com.
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]]>When string players think of winter, their heads are filled with the less than pleasant sounds of slipping pegs, shrinking wood, and cracked seams. While winter can be a trying time for string players, there are some fairly simple ways to defend an instrument against the worst of winter's weather.
Here are three tips to keep in mind:
]]>When string players think of winter, their heads are filled with the less than pleasant sounds of slipping pegs, shrinking wood, and cracked seams. While winter can be a trying time for string players, there are some fairly simple ways to defend an instrument against the worst of winter's weather.
Here are three tips to keep in mind:
Trust Your Instrument's Case
Even under the best meteorological conditions, your instrument's case is the first line of defense against damage of any kind. Especially during the winter months, cases – with or without additional padding – do a great job of slowing down temperature and humidity changes, giving instruments more time for gradual adjustment.
Humidity, Humidity, Humidity
While temperature is important, humidity levels are – arguably – even more important for the well-being of an instrument. The combination of low temperatures and low humidity often does the most damage to stringed instruments.
Fortunately, there are plenty of options for battling the winter-time lack of humidity. Chieff among them being room humidifiers and hygrometers. With their help, it becomes possible to gauge and adjust humidity levels (to a point). While 30-60% humidity is ideal, achieving consistency is even more important. Which leads us into our final tip...
Time to Acclimate
This is the most important piece of advice for string players to keep in mind during the winter months. Making sure that your instrument isn't exposed to rapid changes in humidity or temperature – regardless of which tools you chose to use – is the best way to make it through the winter months unscathed.
Still have questions about instrument care?
At The Long Island Violin Shop, we're always here to help you with all of your violin, viola, cello, and bass related needs! You can call the shop at
(855) 343-3535.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT!
The LIVS, in conjunction with Connolly Music, will be holding a string workshop and sales event featuring Thomastik Infeld Strings and Revelle instruments.
The event will be held at our Huntington location on Wednesday evening, August 15th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
RSVP to our Outreach Coordinator, christine@liviolinshop.com by August 1st to take advantage of this opportunity.
RSVP and show up for the event and you will be entered into a raffle to win a $100 gift card to the LIVS!
The Thomastik Infeld brand includes some of the most popular strings on the market such as: Dominant, Alphayue, Spirit, Vision, Peter Infeld, Versum and Spirocore.
We will have these strings strung up on Revelle instruments for you to try them out and compare them.
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Will be accepting LIMITED repairs during the month of July as our luthier, Endre, will be out of the country. If you have a repair, Please call us before making the trip down here
]]>Lessons will still take place at the Huntington shop during these days.
Lessons at East Setauket are canceled.
We will reopen for normal business hours on Tuesday April 3rd.
]]>Unfortunately, insurance does not cover "weather damage" such as dryness cracks.
Wood reacts to changes in humidity by expanding or contracting- a cello top can change as much as a 1/4 inch in width- and dryness cracks can occur in the top.
Long Island, surrounded by water as it is tends to be much more humid than other areas in the northeast. On Long Island, If the weather outside is below 20 degrees, the inside humidity can easily drop below 10%, very dangerous for instruments. It can be even dryer upstate or in New England, where college students from Long Island have to be especially vigilant.
It's also important to remember to loosen your bow after every use. Horse hair shrinks in the cold weather and if your bow is not loosened between uses it can cause damage to your bow.
We recommend getting a cheap humidifier and hygrometer, like Stretto, for you instrument case to prevent damage from occurring.
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Heat can soften the varnish on an instrument and extreme humidity can weaken the glue joints and soften the wood causing deformation. Bows can easily bend or snap if they go from a hot car trunk to a cool air conditioned room.
Damage to an instrument can be expensive to repair but is easily avoidable. One way to keep an eye on the humidity level surrounding your instrument is to keep a hygrometer in your case. Hygrometers are especially useful in the winter when dryness and a complete lack of humidity can lead to cracks in an instrument. Overall the best way to prevent damage is to keep your instrument away from extreme hot or cold and if you do need to transport your instrument in a car, make sure you don't put in in the trunk or in direct sunlight.
]]>Reserve a rental by June 30th, and you’ll get One Month Completely FREE! Simply pay the standard first payment and ask to reserve the instrument. The 3 month period begins when you pick up the instrument and you’ll receive your fourth month absolutely FREE! When the school starts in the fall you are guaranteed the instrument of your choice is waiting for you!
Want to start renting now for summer lessons?
Pay for 3 months up by June 30th and still receive the fourth month FREE! Are you an existing customer? You qualify for the same deal - pay 3 months at your next billing and you will get the 4th month free.
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Receive one month of music instruction and three months instrument rental COMPLETELY FREE by registering for three months of lessons at Grace Music School! Beginners of all ages welcome.
LI’s premier music establishments, Grace Music School and the LIVS have joined forces to make this amazing offer, which expires March 20th. Call us today! There has never been a opportunity like this to try out music lessons!
Lessons take place at Grace Music School locations in Melville at the Steinway Piano Showroom (Route 110 near the Whitman Mall) and in Northport on Route 25A.Charles Rufino and the Long Island Violin Shop will be joining the
LIU Post String Professors for LIU POST STRING DAY Saturday, April 8th.
The event will take place from 9am-1pm at the LIU POST, Department of Music, Fine Arts Center. The event will include a full morning of master classes, performances, and workshops.
The LIVS will be there with accessories available for purchase and for assessments of any problems you may be having with your instrument. Bring your instrument to participate in all events!
For registration and additional information please visit:
postmusic.liu.edu/stringday or contact: Maureen.Hynes@liu.edu
]]>Limitless 10% Off All Gift Cards Now Thru December 12th
There is no limit to the number of gift cards that you order, or redeem, for any purchase. Interested in upgrading your bow this season? Buy enough gift cards to cover the full price of your purchase, and you'll receive 10% off the total. Want to buy a $5500 cello? Now's the time to save a whopping $550 and bring that price down to $4950. Just order multiple gift cards for the total amount you want to spend.
You can order gift cards for yourself and take advantage of the savings, or buy them as a present for loved ones.
Combine our online gift cards with our extremely low standard shipping rates ($5 in most cases), and you're really saving big. Just enter code LIMITLESS during your online checkout.
This offer expires December 12, 2015 at Midnight.
Visit one of our two retail locations or shop online today!
We are extending our hours through December- and will be open Monday of Christmas Week and New Years Week.
]]>As in our flagship Huntington store, we are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Reach us at 631-941-6535 or info@liviolinshop.com
We are located just five minutes from Stony Brook University or Main Street Port Jefferson adjacent to landmark restaurant Mario's, just east of the East Setauket Fire Department.
We will offer violin, viola, and cello rentals, instruments and bows for sale, instrument repairs and bow rehairing, as well as sheet music and accessories.
Of course, our Huntington studio is still open for regular business. The Huntington telephone is (631) 427-3569, with hours of opening still Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Please come see us soon at either location!
]]>Be on the lookout for a whole gaggle of strings not previously offered online by the LIVS including:
Want to sign up? Enter your email at the bottom of this page...
]]>If you have feedback for us, please feel free to submit your comments to craig@liviolinshop.com. We will continually make improvements on our website based on your feedback. This is your site, a resource for string players to find the best equipment, at the best prices. We're here to help you at all stages of your music career; from first time student to 1st chair in the Philharmonic, The Long Island Violin shop is proud to cater to string players of all ages and ability levels.
Got Questions? Please call our help line at (855) 343 - 3535 and our dedicated staff of string players and professionals will help guide you in your pursuit of the perfect setup for your individual needs.
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