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  Topic: Latex tube Bow Grip
John Cadd

Replies: 1
Views: 189

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 2:20 am   Subject: bow grip
The one metre length of natural Latex rubber tube arrived yesterday . It was a perfect snug grip on the bow stick .It will be easier to fit without the small leather patch on normal bows . The metal w ...
  Topic: Clamping Down on a Bassbar.
John Cadd

Replies: 3
Views: 134

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 7:04 am   Subject: bassbar clamps
I made some plywood clamps to hold the bassbar in position . I don`t think I invented them .The idea was thap no matter which way you cut plywood it will have the same flexibility . About 1/2 inch th ...
  Topic: Carved in Bassbar.
John Cadd

Replies: 3
Views: 110

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 6:38 am   Subject: carved in bassbar
Yes the parts out of sight had been left very untidy .Overall the thickness was mainly just over 5 mm with a patch in the upper bouts at 2.3mm . The glue holding the top on was far too strong .I made ...
  Topic: Clamping Down on a Bassbar.
John Cadd

Replies: 3
Views: 134

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 4:22 am   Subject: Clamping Down on a Bassbar.
First impressions of two videos about fitting a bass bar was horror that so much heavy metal was being used to torture an innocent violin belly. Both videos showed half a dozen chunky metal screw cla ...
  Topic: Carved in Bassbar.
John Cadd

Replies: 3
Views: 110

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 7:18 am   Subject: Carved in Bassbar.
This is a restoration subject .What is the best action to take when the inside surface of an old violin is a disgusting mess? The general surface inside was like a half started job of gouging the wood ...
  Topic: Latex tube Bow Grip
John Cadd

Replies: 1
Views: 189

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:37 pm   Subject: Latex tube Bow Grip
When I was ten ,my teacher handed me his Gagliano violin and his bow to see how I played them .The bow distracted me when I felt the soft sticky bow grip .I always remember that . I have used harder b ...
  Topic: Banjo and Fiddle composition by Kroll
John Cadd

Replies: 3
Views: 263

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:28 pm   Subject: banjo and fiddle
A different performance of Banjo shows a lady plucking with the forefinger . But apart from the quick gearchange to start bowing she plays it so fast it might set a new time record but musically falls ...
  Topic: Hagai Shaham a Great Teacher
John Cadd

Replies: 0
Views: 291

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:32 am   Subject: Hagai Shaham a Great Teacher
A violin masterclass by Hagai Shaham shows a great teacher with clear advice that even I can understand . The lesson was for Ravel`s Tzigane . I often feel masterclasses can be obscure and confusing . ...
  Topic: long fast trills
John Cadd

Replies: 9
Views: 8642

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:13 am   Subject: fast trills
An analysis of Pepe Romero`s technique on guitar shows him playing fast and then he says "It`s not so much Playing Fast as ---Relaxing Fast ". He was demonstrating to a lady pupil how his ha ...
  Topic: Tilting the Bow
John Cadd

Replies: 0
Views: 149

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:41 pm   Subject: Tilting the Bow
A popular argument always starts if anyone mentions tilting the bow. The main theme is the bow Has to be leaning towards the scroll . Some argue that the hair should always be flat on the string . So ...
  Topic: How do I better understand the scales?
John Cadd

Replies: 47
Views: 41397

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:00 pm   Subject: Scales
On a piano the black notes are either Sharps or Flats White notes are all Naturals .

For absolute beginners use a keyboard first. Play a C major scale using only 8 white notes. Listen to that a ...
  Topic: Better than Heifetz ?
John Cadd

Replies: 11
Views: 5806

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:50 am   Subject: Laszlo Better than Heifetz
Five days ago I had an operation to fit a Cochlear Implant in my right ear . In two days they might try to activate the implant after they take out the stitches . I had forgotten exactly when my heari ...
  Topic: How do musicians feel about the idea of Russia now ?
John Cadd

Replies: 2
Views: 2386

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:36 pm   Subject: Russia
The current state of Russia still does not wipe out the rich cultural legacy from such a huge country .Sadly it was almost impossible for many violin forums to admit that Ukraine was not Russia .Heife ...
  Topic: Banjo and Fiddle composition by Kroll
John Cadd

Replies: 3
Views: 263

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:44 pm   Subject: Banjo and Fiddle
I need to correct some of my little analysis here .I just looked at a short Itzak Perlman lesson about his Belgian bow hold and I forgot the main contact with the bow is between Thumb and Middle finge ...
  Topic: Banjo and Fiddle composition by Kroll
John Cadd

Replies: 3
Views: 263

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:53 pm   Subject: Banjo and Fiddle
My teacher could play this piece and I always thought it was a kind of ultimate test of violinist ability . How many violin teachers would be happy to demonstrate their style if a pupil made that the ...
 
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