Lashof Violins

11/24/2022

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Check out our 🎻 Small Business Saturday Specials 🎻starting now!
Lashofviolins.com/specials.htm

11/23/2022

Small Business Saturday savings start early and stick aroud this holiday season! Visit our website for details.

08/25/2022

Strings

Just a reminder as MCPS students prepare to head back to school--if you buy strings from our store, we will install them for FREE! No appointment necessary, just walk-in during our regular business hours.

06/22/2022

This Saturday, June 25th, 2022 from 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm, visit Frederick, MD and participate in the Frederick Fiddlers Fundraiser. Have a pint, enjoy live music, and take part in a silent auction to benefit local fiddler, Brandon Michael and his family.

Hang out and help out. and are hosting a benefit for their friend. Live music, silent auction and a dollar from every pint will go to Brandon and his family.

05/05/2022

Rattlesnake Tails

We often find interesting objects inside instruments, but this repeat offender has an intriguing history! 🎻🐍 Follow our link to learn more!

03/04/2022

scratching rosin

Do you scratch new rosin? In our latest blog, we dive into the different techniques used to start a new rosin.

02/03/2022

What do broken strings, loose pegs, wolf tones, shrinking bow hair, open seams, and cracks have in common? LOW HUMIDITY!
This is your reminder to hydrate your case/instrument humidifier.
Read our blog to learn more! https://www.lashofviolins.com/humidity-blog.htm

12/04/2021

We're so honored to be highlighted by Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando! Thank you for coming in to meet us and see what we do. We love sharing our craft with the community and keeping music alive and thriving!

11/27/2021

Small Business Saturday 2021: ‘Shop Small’ In Gaithersburg

Thanks so much for the shout-out! Did you know that 67% of money spent at local businesses stays local? Be sure to check out your local small businesses this holiday season.

Small Business Saturday has never been more important as Gaithersburg small businesses pull themselves out of the pandemic.

11/25/2021

Lashof Violins

's savings are starting early and sticking around for a while this year! We've spent a lot of time 🎻fine tuning🎻 our sale so you can save BIG this holiday season! Visit our website to , , and save!

We specialize in violin, viola, & cello rentals, restoration, sales, and repairs.

11/23/2021

Just a reminder of our Holiday Hours this week. From our shop family to yours, have a safe and wonderful holiday!

11/13/2021

What's the best way to care for our strings? | Warchal

Have you ever wondered what the best way is to clean your 🎻strings? Warchal has done the research and shared the results in this informative blog. (Spoiler alert: only use a soft cloth!😜)

Online store of Warchal strings for your violin, viola or cello. Worldwide shipping.

11/06/2021

Humidity Blog

We've got our humidifier going! 💦🎻
This is your friendly reminder to dust off and activate your case/instrument humidifier. Click here to learn more about humidification: https://www.lashofviolins.com/humidity-blog.htm

Many of our customers who are new to the violin world are often surprised to find out that instruments and bows are affected not only by extreme temperatures but also by changes in humidity. Here we hope to explain why and how humidity affects violins, violas, cellos, and their bows. (Image above: ...

09/07/2021

Lashof Violins updated their business hours.

Lashof Violins updated their business hours.

09/07/2021

Lashof Violins | Gaithersburg, MD | Violins | Repairs | Strings |Violin Shop|

To safely accommodate all of the excited musicians we're seeing, we are here to announce our Special Extended Hours!

Beginning today, Tuesday, September 7, we will be open 12:00-7:00 pm Tuesday-Friday for walk-in service! Mornings 10:00 am- 12:00 pm are by appointment.

Outdoor service is still available by request.

Our mission is to offer useful and truthful information about violins, violin care, and maintenance, to offer honest and fair estimates, and to provide quality products and services so our customers can feel confident about their purchases.

06/24/2021

Quick Change - Cohen - Viola - Faber Music - 9780571516681

Have you ever wanted to try making the switch from 🎼violin to 🎻viola? We have multiple books to help you make the transition including "Viola Quick Change" by Mary Cohen. Check it online or in-store!

Quick Change - Cohen - Viola - Faber Music

05/26/2021

Knock Off Strings Blog

PSA for all string instrument players: Fake strings are out there! Check out our recent blog post to learn about identifying real vs knock-off strings. (Note🎶: WE won't string you along.)

05/20/2021

The power was restored to our store last night and we have our tent out for anyone who prefers a curbside appointment. Here’s to a happy Thursday!

05/19/2021

We are currently experiencing a power ⚡️🙁 outage. Our voicemail is out, so please email us at [email protected] with any questions after business hours.

04/29/2021

After seeing several 🎻 instruments damaged by hand sanitizer/disinfectants, we thought it was important to do a little PSA on caring for string instruments during these unusual times.

Remember to only use luthier-approved cleaners/polishes on your instrument and follow these tips in our .

03/10/2021

Have you ever gotten a pesky 🐝 bzzzzz 🐝 on your instrument? Here we cover some common causes and a few simple at-home fixes. https://www.lashofviolins.com/common-causes-of-buzzing-on-violins-violas-and-cellos.htm

12/30/2020

12 Days of Zoom Class

Here's a laugh for your day from some very talented teachers at Gaithersburg Middle School.

Gaithersburg Middle School Staff Holiday Song, 2020

12/08/2020

It's that time of year again! 🥶🎻 Click on this link to learn more about humidity and your instrument: https://www.lashofviolins.com/humidity-blog.htm

11/28/2020

specials

It's Small Business Saturday! This year we have expanded our Small Business Saturday sale to 12 days of saving! Save BIG by using the coupon code SHOPSMALL2020 on our webstore or schedule an appointment to come by!

10/13/2020

Introducing “Strad O’Scarious”! 🎃

10/13/2020

Carving up some spooky Halloween decor from an old string bass top 🎃

09/29/2020

Now it's easier to call Lashof Violins.

Now it's easier to call Lashof Violins.

09/05/2020

Curbside or in store, we're masked up and ready to help! 🎻😷😬

08/29/2020

Teacher Resource Blog

Shout out to all you teachers out there who are working tirelessly to get your virtual classrooms and lesson plans together for this very strange year. 👩‍🏫🎻🎶🧑‍🏫
Here are some resources we thought might be helpful to you this year in particular.

We hope you all are remaining well. We could certainly go on and on about how different this school year will be, but you already know that!So, let’s jump into how we can help!

08/18/2020

Check out how fast and easy shopping on our web store can be! Order online and have items shipped to you or choose curbside delivery for quick pickup!
https://www.lashofviolins.com/shop.htm

08/05/2020

We are excited to announce our partnership with the Resonance Scholarship Program, founded and lead by the talented cellist and reigning Miss Montgomery County 2020, Preetcharn Saund.

Our collaboration will provide equipment and materials to help promote music education through the guidance and leadership of Miss Saund. She is working to give 5 fortunate finalists the extraordinary opportunity to experience the joy of music through learning to play an instrument.

Applications are being accepted now! To find out more about this program and if your student qualifies, please visit the Resonate Scholarship website: https://resonatescholarship.weebly.com/

07/30/2020

Disinfecting Your Instrument During COVID19

Times are tricky and staying safe is at the top of everyone's list. Here are our thoughts on disinfecting string instruments.

07/10/2020

Please join us in welcoming our new team member, Pippi the Puppy.
Although she came with little experience in her new field, she has proven to have the patience to sit and listen. We look forward to having her stay furever!

06/19/2020

COVID-19 Community Plan

We are happy to announce, beginning Tuesday, June 23, we will be accepting customers in-store by appointment! 🎻👏🎉Follow the link below to learn more.

After months of having our front showroom closed to the public, we are happy to announce the following change to our operations:

06/02/2020

Black Lives Matter DC

Today we reopen for curbside appointments.
But it doesn’t feel like a celebration. Our hearts are broken for the lives taken and the families broken by systemic racism.

George Floyd’s murder is unconscionable. Breonna Taylor’s murder is unconscionable. Ahmad Arbery’s murder is unconscionable.

It is long past time for change. It is time for difficult conversations, police and political reform, and changes in our communities. It is time to stop marginalizing a person because of the color of their skin.

Today we will donate to the ACLU, BlackLivesMatter, and Black Table Arts. If you care and are able, we encourage you to donate to a group or organization working to affect change and support our black communities.

https://action.aclu.org/give/now-v1
https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/black-lives-matter-dmv?source=direct_link&
http://www.blacktablearts.com/

This is fundraiser for Black Lives Matter DC. Donations will support organizing in the DC.

05/30/2020

COVID-19 Community Plan

We are happy to announce: beginning on Tuesday, June 2, we will be offering 🎻curbside services by appointment🎻!
Click on the link below to learn more.

We are happy to announce the following changes in our operations:Beginning Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Lashof Violins will be open for curbside service by appointment only.  Open Tuesday-Saturday 12:00 pm- 6:00 pmClick Here to Schedule an Appointment.We will be happy to receive items for repair, sell...

05/27/2020

We'd like to take a moment and give a shout-out to our wonderful violin-terns, Andrew👨‍🎓and Vincent👨‍🎓, who are 2020 graduates!
We're so proud of them for all they've learned and accomplished here and at school and we are excited for what the future holds for them. They are an important part of our shop family and we can't wait to celebrate with them in the future!