Charles Yang just sent us his cover of “Billie Jean”… on the CR-4 violin. Totally awesome! Charles graduates from Juilliard this year… watch out world!
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Announcing the WAV-5!
NS Design is pleased to announce that a five-string version of the popular NS WAV series electric violin is now available from dealers. Building on the same world-class design and workmanship of the original four-string WAV, the WAV5 brings the extended range of the five-string violin to market at an incredible value. Since its introduction […]
Morwenna Lasko – NS CR5 Violin – Morwenna Lasko and Jay Pun
NS Design Artist Morwenna Lasko (NS CR5 Violin) and partner Jay Pun (Kevin Ryan Guitars) recently performed at the Frontier Café in Brunswick, Maine, near NS Design’s headquarters. Artist Relations manager Corey Redonnett and NS founder and designer Ned Steinberger got to thoroughly enjoy an intimate performance by this fantastic duo. Morwenna exemplifies a true […]
Tim Kidd – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers NS CR4T Double Bass
Tim Kidd, “new” bassist for Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers is a perfect match with NS Design’s NS CR4T Double Bass. Just off a busy performance schedule at the 2010 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) in Nashville, Tennessee this October, his playing shows how an electric upright bass can blend with traditional acoustic instruments in […]
NXT5 Bass: “high quality…still a bargain.”
Writing in the July issue of DownBeat Magazine, reviewer Jon Paul has high praise for our NXT-5 upright bass: With the NXT5, NS design has improved upon an already successful model. With high quality Czech workmanship and better woods, this bass is still a bargain, going for only $300–$400 more than the WAV. Nothing can […]
NS Artist: Jenn Adams, Montana Skies
Jennifer and Jonathan Adams of Montana Skies create a “new acoustic” sound with their pairing of six-string electric cello and Spanish/classical guitar. These award winning musicians delve into music from Pink Floyd and Rush to Vivaldi, House of the Rising Sun, and Bach, as well as their own originals that have been featured everywhere from […]
Underground Caverns
Hi all! the following is a video that was created by the NCSSM Distance Education Department. It centers around a performance of the NCSSM Orchestra and Ligon Middle School Orchestra in Wake County, NC. This was a really cool performance and a marvelous technological and artistic experience for the students of both schools. I think […]
Scenes from NS Design’s European facility
Following the Frankfurt Musikmesse, Ned and I spent several days at the factory near Prague in the Czech Republic. These visits help us maintain close contact with the engineers, artisans, and production staff. NS Design instruments are unique, and uniquely demanding in the way that they are crafted. The team behind the production of our […]
NS Design is pleased to announce that Education Specialist Scott Laird has been recognized for his groundbreaking educational work with music technology. Scott is the recipient of the 2010 University of North Carolina Board of Governors and North Carolina School of Science and Math Award for Exceptional Contribution in Classroom Innovation. The award recognizes curriculum […]
Theresa Jenkins-Russ and Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra
Here at NS Design, we are really pleased to welcome Theresa Jenkins-Russ as a pioneer in our NS Design Artist/Educator program. Theresa is a string and orchestra teacher in the Spartanburg, SC School District, Artistic Director of the Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra, and President-Elect of the South Carolina Chapter of the American String Teachers Association. […]
Midwest Clinic Notes – Tuesday
Hi all. Today, I am the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. It is one of the largest annual gatherings of music educators and music companies. If you are a music educator and have never been to this event, it is really worth the effort to get here at some point. The string education sessions began this […]
Thank You NS Design!
We received a very nice letter from JC Magsalin, a bass player from Manila, who has been playing the CR4M bass and loving its versatility. We’re always psyched to hear how people appreciate our instruments in all corners of the globe! Hello there, My name is Juan Carlo “JC” Magsalin. I’m a session bass player […]
NS Design Celebrates Omni Bass Re-Birthday
NS Design announces a new designation for the model formerly called Bass Cello. We proudly reintroduce an instrument which, in bridging the electric bass guitar and upright electric bass, is now, and more appropriately, named Omni Bass. What’s Omni Bass all about? The NS Omni Bass breaks through conventional barriers by integrating both acoustic and […]
NXT is now!
We are delighted to announce that the new NXT series Double Bass will be available November 1st, 2009. The NXT opens up a new horizon for the serious bassist looking to play a great instrument on a limited budget. These new instruments, crafted in the Czech Republic by the makers of the renowned CR Series, […]
Thanks for the names
The contest to gather name suggestions for our newest line of electric bowed instruments finished at the end of the day yesterday, June 15th. We received over a thousand suggestions from 414 people. We’ll announce the winner here soon, and hope to begin producing the instruments later this summer. Thanks again to all who participated.
You name it!
NS Design is coming out with a great new line of electric bowed instruments, and we want to give the line a great name to match. It’s not a CR. It’s not a WAV. It’s a _____? Suggest the winning name to us and win one of the instruments for your own! NS Design will […]
Fretboard Journal
Fretboard Journal magazine includes an article on Ned and his work. Ned Steinberger will forever be associated with his namesake, headstock-less guitar (as played by Lou Reed and others). But, as writer Martin Gibson discovers in his interview with the Maine-based inventor, that iconic guitar barely scratches the surface of Steinberger’s fascinating output. Capos, modern […]