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I bought a violin

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  • bachophileB Offline
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    bachophile
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    #8

    Strad or Guarneri?

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    • RainmanR Offline
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      #9

      Copper, there's just 4 strings, I mean, how hard can that be?

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      • CopperC Offline
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        Copper
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        #10

        The 4 strings are fine, I think it is the 4 fingers that will need work.

        Strad was given every opportunity to meet the budget, they failed.

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        • HoraceH Horace

          good luck. Even with dedicated practice, mastering the violin can take up to several weeks.

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          #11

          @Horace said in I bought a violin:

          mastering the violin can take up to several weeks.

          Yes, it is not an easy road, but it will be worth it when I come out the other side.

          As you said, it looks like about 2 weeks should do it.

          https://www.amazon.com/How-Play-Violin-Days-Beginners/dp/B095JKQ3F9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=violin+in+14+days&sr=8-1

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          • markM Offline
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            #12

            Congratulations on the new instrument acquisition!

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            • 89th8 Offline
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              #13

              I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

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                On the flip side, you can bring your violin to the golf course to practice whenever there is a slow group in front of you.

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                • George KG Offline
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                  #15

                  So, are we at day 1 of your journey?

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • CopperC Copper

                    @Horace said in I bought a violin:

                    mastering the violin can take up to several weeks.

                    Yes, it is not an easy road, but it will be worth it when I come out the other side.

                    As you said, it looks like about 2 weeks should do it.

                    https://www.amazon.com/How-Play-Violin-Days-Beginners/dp/B095JKQ3F9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=violin+in+14+days&sr=8-1

                    (e6c60c40-d6e2-4520-ae01-436a7befdb29-image.png

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                    @Copper said in I bought a violin:

                    @Horace said in I bought a violin:

                    mastering the violin can take up to several weeks.

                    Yes, it is not an easy road, but it will be worth it when I come out the other side.

                    As you said, it looks like about 2 weeks should do it.

                    https://www.amazon.com/How-Play-Violin-Days-Beginners/dp/B095JKQ3F9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=violin+in+14+days&sr=8-1

                    (e6c60c40-d6e2-4520-ae01-436a7befdb29-image.png

                    Two weeks should do it, but mastering Paganini’s 24 caprices might take a month.

                    Enjoy, you have made a good choice.

                    Elbows up!

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                    • George KG George K

                      So, are we at day 1 of your journey?

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                      @George-K said in I bought a violin:

                      So, are we at day 1 of your journey?

                      I submitted the order on Saturday, it shipped a few minutes ago from Vancouver, WA.

                      I have been reading the books and watching YouTube.

                      Maybe it's my advanced age, but I think mastery could take more than 2 weeks. I'm not even sure if the word mastery can still be used in polite company.

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                      • 89th8 89th

                        I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

                        MikM Away
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                        Mik
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                        @89th said in I bought a violin:

                        I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

                        Arguably the most beautiful instrumental sound.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • MikM Mik

                          @89th said in I bought a violin:

                          I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

                          Arguably the most beautiful instrumental sound.

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          @Mik said in I bought a violin:

                          @89th said in I bought a violin:

                          I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

                          Arguably the most beautiful instrumental sound.

                          When played by somebody with several years experience. Horrible screeching noises when not.

                          The Brad

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                          • MikM Away
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                            Mik
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                            Competence is assumed.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              It arrived on Friday.

                              I spent the first 3 hours trying to hold it correctly. I failed.

                              This thing is a monster.

                              I have 3 books and lots of videos, I'll figure it out.

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                              • MikM Away
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                                Mik
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                                Love the cheat sheet on the neck.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                • 89th8 89th

                                  I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

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                                  @89th said in I bought a violin:

                                  I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

                                  Resting it on the ground?

                                  Not necessarily...

                                  Link to video

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                    @Mik said in I bought a violin:

                                    @89th said in I bought a violin:

                                    I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

                                    Arguably the most beautiful instrumental sound.

                                    When played by somebody with several years experience. Horrible screeching noises when not.

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                                    @LuFins-Dad said in I bought a violin:

                                    @Mik said in I bought a violin:

                                    @89th said in I bought a violin:

                                    I've always wanted to learn the cello. Not enough to actually do it, but I love the sound and being able to rest it on the ground is also a plus.

                                    Arguably the most beautiful instrumental sound.

                                    When played by somebody with several years experience. Horrible screeching noises when not.

                                    LOL I agree and I think the same with the violin.

                                    With something like a piano, you can play a recognizable tune even as a beginner. With a violin (or cello), not so easy.

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                                    • HoraceH Horace

                                      good luck. Even with dedicated practice, mastering the violin can take up to several weeks.

                                      CopperC Offline
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                                      Copper
                                      wrote on last edited by Copper
                                      #25

                                      @Horace said in I bought a violin:

                                      mastering the violin can take up to several weeks

                                      Our Texan poster was remarkably prescient here.

                                      Now at the 3 month mark.

                                      I have been practicing an hour or more most days and made some slow old-man progress. But I am certainly growing some new neurons and building increased motor and sensory skills which was the original purpose.

                                      An unexpected turn is that I finally figured out that I am allergic to the rosin on the bow. Red, itchy eyes, and skin irritation on the left side of the head and neck, always after practicing.

                                      Too much rosin? No, I have been reducing the amount for a few weeks and have it to where it is just about invisible, no rosin residue anywhere. It still irritates.

                                      So I learned a new skill - how to remove rosin by soaking the horsehair in isopropyl alcohol. The new hypoallergenic rosin should arrive this afternoon. And the final roadblock to mastering will dissolve.

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                                      • CopperC Copper

                                        @Horace said in I bought a violin:

                                        mastering the violin can take up to several weeks

                                        Our Texan poster was remarkably prescient here.

                                        Now at the 3 month mark.

                                        I have been practicing an hour or more most days and made some slow old-man progress. But I am certainly growing some new neurons and building increased motor and sensory skills which was the original purpose.

                                        An unexpected turn is that I finally figured out that I am allergic to the rosin on the bow. Red, itchy eyes, and skin irritation on the left side of the head and neck, always after practicing.

                                        Too much rosin? No, I have been reducing the amount for a few weeks and have it to where it is just about invisible, no rosin residue anywhere. It still irritates.

                                        So I learned a new skill - how to remove rosin by soaking the horsehair in isopropyl alcohol. The new hypoallergenic rosin should arrive this afternoon. And the final roadblock to mastering will dissolve.

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                                        taiwan_girl
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                                        @Copper Glad you are dong so well!! Gives me hope!

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                                          Copper
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                                          I bought a guitar to keep the violin company.

                                          Basic beginner's model, it came yesterday, this is the first time I have ever picked up a guitar
                                          I'll have fun with it

                                          https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W5FY8L2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

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