Joey B
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October 11, 2020 at 4:32 pm #44027Joey BParticipant
I figured out the problem. Someone told me you have to use more pressure/weight on the bow for the thicker strings. The thicker the string, the more weight to put onto it. Putting more pressure on G and D fixed the issue.
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October 6, 2020 at 11:02 am #43905Joey BParticipant
It is difficult to play together over Zoom. The lag makes it hard to match timing. The only way I know to do it is to mute everyone except one person and then you can play along. Then switch and mute everyone but the next guy.
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September 29, 2020 at 3:12 am #43772Joey BParticipant
Sounds like a cool job.
I have two of the carbon fiber fiddlershop bows. I like them much better than the cheap ones that came with my fiddle. -
September 28, 2020 at 8:08 pm #43769Joey BParticipant
I hope to have that song sounding decent tomorrow. ๐
Why do you only have ten minutes each day? It is cool you are taking it with you. -
September 28, 2020 at 6:51 pm #43766Joey BParticipant
My name is Joe Brown. My wife and I got to go to the UK last year. It was so much fun.
I am going to learn dargason tomorrow. -
September 28, 2020 at 5:39 pm #43765Joey BParticipant
I paid $450 for it. I did not notice the buzzing until now. I took the stickers off to see if that was it, but I still hear it since you pointed it out. ๐ The action on it is really low. Perhaps I should cut a new nut or get a new bridge and fit it? OR, I could trade it in. The guy I bought it from has hundreds of violins. The first one I bought from him was really old and sounded amazing, but it had a crack in the scroll at the peg box. So I traded it for this one. I played several others, even some that cost $1000, but could not tell the difference, but I was only a week into learning and only knew a few notes. I could probably tell a difference now, but I do not know enough to know if his $1000 violins are really worth $1000. This one is beautifully flamed maple on the sides and back. He told me it is a factory one that someone had customized a bunch because it is noticeably louder than the other violins.
However, I still think the sound I am getting from third and fourth fingers on the G and D strings is something I am doing wrong. Unless that is just how cheaper violins sound. I have three now (I got a little carried away) and they all do that. However, the others are less expensive than this one. One is a Mathias Thoma MT100 I got from Goodwill for $150. I sanded a new bridge for it to match the one on this violin so that the angles would be the same for bowing both violins. I keep the MT100 upstairs so I can practice in between meetings at work. What do you think? Should I trade in for a better one, or fix this one? I know I am hooked on the fiddle. I just don’t know what to look for in a better one. -
September 28, 2020 at 9:12 am #43721Joey BParticipant
Hello Dina, nice to meet you. I am six weeks into my Fiddling journey. I have been playing the banjo for a little over two years. Other than that, I have never really studied music or seriously played an instrument. I live in Missouri. My favorite music style on the fiddle is Celtic.
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