Nick Wilkins

Hi Carolyn, I’m so pleased that this has worked for you.I use it after every couple of hours playing, or when I can see rosin on my strings down by the bridge, and I love hearing that that squeaky/scratchy noise disappearing as the cloth does its work and wipes off the accumulated muck on the strings. I use it mainly on the bridge area but also…[Read more]

Hi James
I’ve just fund this which is amazing – thank you.
In return, see what you think of this version of Purple Haze by the Weinberger Chamber Orchestra [they also do an amazing version of Sympathy for the Devil]:

Carolyn, that is SO good! I love it!

Carolyn, do you have a binder … for all those binders?
😉

Hi Debbie,
Maybe this is of use:
https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/337712-aluminum-vs-silver-string-windings/

Hopefully this won’t break the spell, @kvmceff but actually Neil Gow’s second ‘wife’ was his violin, which he accidentally damaged beyond repair. Some say he sat on it, but I don’t know if that’s true.

Double “well done”, Jenny, both for posting and for your playing!

Well, you didn’t make it look as though it was hard!
#fiddler

That’s really good, Owen! I agree with Jo – a tricky tune that you are really on top of. Great!

I agree – that’s two of you I have to keep up with now!

Well done, Kate, that’s so good – you’ve got a lovely melodious lilt going there! I wish my bowing was that confident and effortless!

Ah, that’s great, Jo. I can really see how that tune could get under your skin! Well done [again!]

From your accent, I’d say you are a two hundred miles north of me, so I’ll boast and say that our weather is wonderful at present!

@bluegrassgal, that is so good! You are one of my key inspiration figures, really.

When you are playing, are you reading the tab? It’s wonderful that you can play without looking at your fingers! I’m trying to get to…[Read more]

Same here, Tom, so far as bowing dynamics are concerned. I expect we need more seasoning …

Nice work, Tom!

I wish I could get my bow to work like that! [Or maybe it’s me?]

Keep on keepin’ on with that machine!

Thanks, Jim. $20 but good value, by the sound of it.

Yes, that explains about the image issue. I was trying to add a screenshot of some guitar tab from my hard drive, so obviously I couldn’t quote a URL for the image.

Take care.

Hi Jim.

Yes, once I’ve found the pattern in a piece, I always find it easier to put it together in my head.

The Schubert is wonderful, isn’t it! It’s my second-favourite after Smetana’s ‘From my life’. There’s a wonderful video of that on YT by the Pavel Haas Quartet, whose playing is phenomenal. The first movement is…[Read more]

Fantastic job, Jo! I’m really impressed – 3 minutes straight and not a wrong note!

Such fun! Subbed you on YT so I can follow your progress!

Yay!

And yay back to you, Jo!