Join Gabriel Schaff – violinist, scholar and author of “The Essential Guide to Bows of the Violin Family” for an illuminating journey through the history of the bow to everyday tips (no pun intended) about caring for your bow, choosing a new one – and….everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask!

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As if this wasn’t exciting enough – members of ACMP can log into the ACMP website and click here for the info you need to purchase Gabriel’s phenomenal book at a steep discount: $45 (including US domestic shipping and handling) instead of the going rate of $70. (Apologies: but we cannot offer this to members outside the US – international postage has become prohibitive!)

Speaking of not being afraid to ask – there will be a Q&A at the end, but you can also write in with your questions anytime before 12pm Eastern on the day of the event. Just email your questions to ACMP’s Executive Director Stephanie Griffin at sgriffin@acmp.net.

Gabriel Schaff is a violinist, educator, and recognized author of books and articles pertaining to stringed instruments, the music written for them, the artisans who built them and the performers who play them. He has performed both chamber and orchestral music on five continents.

His first book “The Essential Guide to Bows of the Violin Family” was praised in the string world as an unprecedented, valuable, and accessible combination of historical, theoretical, and practical information on all aspects of bows. Strad Magazine hailed it as “excellent…well-thought-out and well-written. I wish that Schaff’s Essential Guide had been available when I began my journey into the world of bows” and a “valuable contribution to the literature.” His most recent book, TOURTE (2023), was a collaboration with Paul Childs, Lucy Sante and Isaac Salchow, and has received international recognition as “an excellent explanation of their [Tourte family’s] lives and activities” (Strad Magazine). Mr. Schaff has served as the curator and archivist at Classically Connected Inc., (formerly Si-Yo Music Society Foundation) and was the central creator of their fine instrument database and registry, Find My Instrument.

As an educator and historian, he has served on the faculties of Essex County College, Felician College, and been a guest lecturer at Oberlin College, Rutgers University, and the Shanghai Conservatory. He independently presents lectures on Beethoven and Dvorak (with more in the pipeline), and his article, “Rediscovering Haydn’s Three Original Violin Sonatas,” was published in Australia’s Stringendo Magazine. www.gabrielschaff.com