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Excellent points. I had a piano teacher in college who had the same idea. First you memorize the piece and then you learn to play it and make it your own.

Nice tone and that is more than half the battle!!! On a violin that is.

Nice playing. Very sad. Wonder what the lament for the first wife sounded like?

Sounds a tad like stagnation. . . try something new and different. Let your interest and excitement guide you to your next tune, scale or exercise. If you wait to be perfect you will stall out totally. Keep going!!!! Right now, pause and learn some holiday tunes . . . or winter tunes. If you really are stuck and want some feedback, I have…[Read more]

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Yes. A better fiddle can give you a better ring. All fiddles can have action adjusted via the bridge and the nut. A poor finger board will affect action as well. Pegs are pegs, but in better wood, can stay in tune better. You can get mechanical pegs which can have some advantages. I do notice that wooden pegs have endless options to finding…[Read more]

It’s here. I can tell I haven’t been playing!! My first notice was a sense of differently balanced. I was pushing harder on the Incredibow. Sound is subtly different. Maybe the bow changes are more distinct. Or crisper. A tad more loudness. Not sure if I would say fuller sound, though.

Will keep at it and play more. Is there a way to share recordings?

Hi, I was trying to recreate your dilemma, I would check the wrist to see that you are pretty straight and relaxed. And if your hand is just small you might have to relax the 2nd finger so much it does raise off the string as you stretch. Or consider a 7/8 size fiddle? Does any of this help?

Just got word mine is in the mail. I will let you know what I think and compare to my Arcus bows!