Kvmceff

Congrats on your new find. I do like the carbon fiber and other non-wood bows. And thank you for taking us on the journey with you.

If you enjoy your instrument you will play more. If might just be a change not necessarily an upgrade. I will say that a ‘better’ instrument can be easier to play. As for the brilliant sound you are experiencing from the current strings. You could try different strings. Check out the chart at Shar Music which rates them Subtle to Direct and…[Read more]

My brother made it a violin-themed Christmas. I received a cute fiddle wooden pendent, a ‘Violin, Treble Maker’ tote, an art deco print of a violinist and “Violin Mastery: interviews with Heifetz etc”, edited by Martens.

Yes Pirastro is notorious for short life. There has to be something else that will fit! Keep looking. I suggest a peak at Joy Lee’s video on string choices. I think she did a nice job with her information.

Using pencil on the bridge and the nut slots is a good practice every time you change strings. As is giving the finger board a good scrub…[Read more]

Sounds good and the finger motion is spot on. Working to keep the wrist in the ‘normal’ playing space/plane is the next step. Right now you have an extra motion to tense the wrist and bend it. It’s all part of the learning process. Keep the wrist relaxed and you are there!!

Holy cats this is amazing!!!

Weird. It’s there when I look no matter which of my devices I use. Any ideas on how to fix?

https://youtu.be/8rLKey37jS8

Here’s my first video. Haven’t figured out all the particulars yet. Hope it’s ok to jump on what you started as mine is 14 day challenge too.

Karen

Look at you. Very organized and documenting your goals. Bowing looks pretty good to me. Do some very slow long strokes from frog to tip and see what happens. As you get all the way to the frog it will force your wrist to bend in order for the bow to stay perpendicular to the strings. Doing it slowly will train the wrist to make this bend.…[Read more]

Beautiful tone!

Way to go! Thanks for motivating me to get this done. . . but it probably won’t be until tomorrow.

That is a nice summary of your journey. And what a nice compliment from your wife! Thank you for being open to sharing about your process. Your could spend most of your time changing strings and bows to find the right combo OR you could be playing.

Cute and fun. Great start . . .

Welcome. Can’t wait to see a video from you!

Cool! Now smile so we know you love to play!!!! BTW – I always forget to smile.

Awesome video. You play in tune very well. You have excellent form. You are holding the bow correctly. You are well on your way. I see a little vibrato in there too. You have the foundation to be a very good fiddler.