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  Topic: Beginner: Feels like I'm tying my hand into knots.
SJLPHI

Replies: 6
Views: 10677

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:14 am   Subject: Beginner: Feels like I'm tying my hand into knots.
As for bow hand,

I learned you're literally balancing the bow with your index, ring/pinky finger and your thumb.

There should NOT be any pressure other than lifting the bow from up bow. Also, th ...
  Topic: Beginner: Feels like I'm tying my hand into knots.
SJLPHI

Replies: 6
Views: 10677

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:12 am   Subject: Beginner: Feels like I'm tying my hand into knots.
I'm unsure if it's too early to recommend it, but when I was re-learning, I had very tight and locked grip on the neck. I kept on "choking" the violin this way.

I started learning Vibrat ...
  Topic: "Standard" Concert bpm rate?
SJLPHI

Replies: 1
Views: 5868

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:22 pm   Subject: "Standard" Concert bpm rate?
Hello,

I have recently picked up an old metronome and I have compared with my digital metronome, and computer and it seems to be still calibrated properly.

I am curious what the "Standard&q ...
  Topic: Arthritis pains?
SJLPHI

Replies: 2
Views: 7043

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:06 am   Subject: Arthritis pains?
I've decided to get some arthritis gloves to help with the pain:
http://www.amazon.ca/Imak-IMAK-ARTHRITIS-GLOVE-MEDIUM/dp/B00KCO5EZ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433160218&sr=8-1&keywords=arth ...
  Topic: Andrea Amati 1672?
SJLPHI

Replies: 2
Views: 6667

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 7:58 am   Subject: Andrea Amati 1672?
I have uploaded some pictures on photobucket

http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/homeunt/slideshow/
  Topic: Andrea Amati 1672?
SJLPHI

Replies: 2
Views: 6667

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:52 pm   Subject: Andrea Amati 1672?
A few things happened in the past few weeks, after fonding over better violins for years, I ended up trading in the old(1997 Korean made) one and adding $800 to pick one up from local luithier which h ...
  Topic: Re: Posture
SJLPHI

Replies: 14
Views: 17135

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 12:29 am   Subject: Re: Posture
I have recently purchased and received this:
https://www.violins.ca/accessories/shoulder_rests/shoulder_rests_bonmusica.html
and I am finding it VERY helpful with my limited range of motion because ...
  Topic: Arthritis pains?
SJLPHI

Replies: 2
Views: 7043

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:44 pm   Subject: Arthritis pains?
Hello, I haven't posted here in quite some time. I have been quite busy with school and research lately.

Another reason why I have been neglecting violin-related topics is because apparently I deve ...
  Topic: Re: Posture
SJLPHI

Replies: 14
Views: 17135

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:03 pm   Subject: Re: Posture
It's most definitely a variant of Viva Professional Rest, maple-black, except both mounts have been angled such that the shoulder pad itself is much closer than the violin to my neck. I'm uncertain ho ...
  Topic: Re: Posture
SJLPHI

Replies: 14
Views: 17135

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:53 am   Subject: Re: Posture
In the past few weeks, I've decided to invest a little into my hobby and picked up a new shoulder rest which has an angled mount, this helped me adjust my posture and it just feels so much better to p ...
  Topic: Re: Posture
SJLPHI

Replies: 14
Views: 17135

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:44 pm   Subject: Re: Posture
Thank your for your input but I've learned to adapt to it however the strain in the back always appears after an hour of practice.
  Topic: Where would you be able to pick up James Ehnes' Homage?
SJLPHI

Replies: 0
Views: 5227

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:04 pm   Subject: Where would you be able to pick up James Ehnes' Homage?
Hey I have listened to and enjoyed this list quite a lot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD_MCPsDGg0&index=4&list=PLrZNxw-sAWID5fB26pSRmnUanLInYCTH0

I was wondering if there was a store ...
  Topic: Re: Posture
SJLPHI

Replies: 14
Views: 17135

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 3:11 pm   Subject: Re: Posture
1. The injury is due to falling from >20ft height and the surgery was called "Bankart repair" on the left shoulder. It was touched up twice and The doctor has shown me a big dent in my ar ...
  Topic: Re: Posture
SJLPHI

Replies: 14
Views: 17135

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 9:09 pm   Subject: Re: Posture
Two things that I find when I play the violin is that I feel the right shoulder is a little bit stretched and I feel strain and a little bit of pain in the left shoulder over time.

Without the viol ...
  Topic: Is something wrong with my violin?
SJLPHI

Replies: 15
Views: 17622

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 9:06 pm   Subject: Is something wrong with my violin?
Yesterday I picked up my violin from Luthier with a brand new bridge. I can tell by the comparison from the old and the new bridge the older bridge had a very slanted shape.

With the new bridge I a ...
 
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