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Topic: How high can violin strings tune too on a full size |
JG
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:33 pm Subject: How high can violin strings tune too on a full size |
Bravo! |
Topic: How high can violin strings tune too on a full size |
JG
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:20 pm Subject: How high can violin strings tune too on a full size |
Hmm. In that case your best bet is to just crank strings up till they break, and take careful note of what pitch they reached before snapping. You'll want to try strings of all the various materials ... |
Topic: How high can violin strings tune too on a full size |
JG
Replies: 8
Views: 8114
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:10 pm Subject: How high can violin strings tune too on a full size |
A mighty abstract question. Are you wanting to play in a tuning that's higher than the normal one? If so, choose strings that will survive at the pitch you're tuning them too. (And by the way, your ... |
Topic: volume of a violin |
JG
Replies: 5
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:31 pm Subject: Re: volume of a violin |
Easy to measure... just tape down one f-hole and fill with water.... drain and measure!
I do remember a guitar builder filling a guitar with rice for the same purpose. Probably safer than using wa ... |
Topic: E string sound |
JG
Replies: 2
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:37 pm Subject: E string sound |
Pretty common problem, usually called 'whistling'. Search Whistling E String and you'll get loads of info and advice.
Pirastro strings? |
Topic: violin positions |
JG
Replies: 4
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:56 pm Subject: violin positions |
Arabic numerals on violin music indicate fingers. Most players and editors only put them at the points where the player is to change positions. So for example a D scale that runs up to high D will o ... |
Topic: Help identifying violin (label pictures inside) |
JG
Replies: 8
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:53 pm Subject: Help identifying violin (label pictures inside) |
Surname is hard to make out. Are you reading Johann Heinrich Glass? There was a Johann Glass building professionally in Leipzig in the early 20th century. But with name only (no place or date) this ... |
Topic: Help identifying violin (label pictures inside) |
JG
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:22 am Subject: Help identifying violin (label pictures inside) |
Not sure what you mean by "identify this violin". All you've shown is a label. Do you think the label is inaccurate? If so, show us the violin. |
Topic: Spiccato vs. staccato |
JG
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:33 pm Subject: Spiccato vs. staccato |
Staccato is the general musical effect of short detached notes. Violinists can achieve this effect in various ways: short detached strokes on the string, detached strokes off the string ('spiccato'), ... |
Topic: Question for Mr.Darnton |
JG
Replies: 15
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:21 am Subject: Question for Mr.Darnton |
Wow! Thank you for that, Michael. |
Topic: Photo Background |
JG
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:28 pm Subject: Photo Background |
Thanks for that, Dave. I like both shots. The black has more "drama", but I feel I see the details of the instrument a little better in the white.
Anyway, you're certainly on the right ... |
Topic: Photo Background |
JG
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Views: 7193
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:53 pm Subject: Photo Background |
Are you shooting with a camera whose exposure you can set? If not, the difference just results from an auto-exposure program being influenced by the background. (But only slightly, because the violi ... |
Topic: Neat Find! Jackson Guldan Antonius Stradivarius Violin Facie |
JG
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:02 pm Subject: Neat Find! Jackson Guldan Antonius Stradivarius Violin Facie |
Loads of info and impressions here:
http://www.fiddlehangout.com/archive/425
Most repair people seem to hate them, but some players like them. The construction system was really bizarre-- they ... |
Topic: 2nd position for "Hungarian" Dance and "Winte |
JG
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 1:17 pm Subject: 2nd position for "Hungarian" Dance and "Winte |
It's traditional to introduce third position before second. But you could start learning second anytime really. You should get a method book with lots of exercises for both in-position playing and s ... |
Topic: Latest Tarisio auction |
JG
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:51 pm Subject: Latest Tarisio auction |
Thank you, Michael. |
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