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Topic: New Violinist D String troubles! |
1946DudeBoy
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:01 am Subject: New Violinist D String troubles! |
You should be able to play your D and A strings to the top of the finger board. If I play almost on top of the bridge, I can bow my D string, cleanly, at the double octave. I suppose the only reason ... |
Topic: Cleaning |
1946DudeBoy
Replies: 4
Views: 8818
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:30 pm Subject: Cleaning |
You are most likely quite correct that I am using too much rosin, especially at first being entirely new to bows and the challenge of getting rosin on brand new hair.
What I think most of you non ... |
Topic: Putting Rosin on new hair |
1946DudeBoy
Replies: 10
Views: 13531
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:40 am Subject: Putting Rosin on new hair |
No Doug, I do not have to carry a fan to every gig because:
1. I only seriously rosin once or twice a week at home.
2. Living in the Chijuajuan Desert climate (humidity rarely above 20%), fans a ... |
Topic: Putting Rosin on new hair |
1946DudeBoy
Replies: 10
Views: 13531
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:03 pm Subject: Rosin application |
I sometimes apply 70% alcohol with a pad (the type used prior to injecting medication--available at most chemist's shops) to the rosin cake. I have found that the hairs do not stick together if I ros ... |
Topic: Cleaning |
1946DudeBoy
Replies: 4
Views: 8818
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:47 pm Subject: Cleaning |
I have only been playing seriously on steel strings (at least one jam session/week and 10 min-1hr. practice) for 7 months. Between sessions I wipe my strings with an alcohol pad (wrapping my fingerbo ... |
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