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Thanks, all. I’m happy to report that I’m out of my sling and in physical therapy. I have limited range of motion and even less strength. I can now hold a violin, at least.
playing is exhausting and I sound terrible, very poor bow control. But I, and my instrument, survived.
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Good points , all, thank you! I’ll just check on it weekly while I recover. My surgeon wants me to bring it to physical therapy so they can work playing into my recovery in a few months.
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Thank you for the replies everyone. I may loan it out to a talented highschooler or two to play their concerts on, since it's significantly better than anything they would have, just to let it get played while I recover.
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I sustained an major injury that will prevent me from picking up a violin, let alone play it, for 2-3 months. I intended to leave it in its case tuned properly and check on it weekly. Will that be sufficient?
the instrument will be kept in the same climate controlled room as before. It will just sit idle.
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Michael Darnton is 100% correct. Weight is a byproduct of so many factors. Bigger factors are things like arching and geometry, overall construction/design.
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9 hours ago, Advocatus Diaboli said:
If your ears and the recording think it sounds better, then the additional output wasn’t in the right places. Trust your ears first, record the measurements, and then decide what the measurements mean based on what you hear, not the other way around.
I agree with you 100%, it was amusing and education to see the "boost" wasn't anywhere important to my ears and brain.
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A few days ago I decided to acquire bridge tapping and bowing spectra to “see” if my new side mounted chinrest “sounded” better than my less comfortable center mounted one.
I was dejected when the spectra showed more output in all the right places for the center mounted one, which was counter to my ears and recordings at a distance. How could my ears have lied to me?
So I redid the experiment the next day and got the opposite spectral result. Same player, same everything.
I think spectra have some uses but also serious limitations and resolved that I should spend more time playing my instrument and less time looking at data.
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I'm not sure if this is allowed on the forum, but I'm certainly not selling these so it might be okay. I saw Pirastro has a new model of their Korfkerrest line, the Luna. I love my Model 2, and can't imagine playing without it, so a collapsable one, that's slightly less expensive, is cool to see. Thoughts?
https://www.pirastro-shoulderrests.com/en/korfker-rest-luna-features/
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1 hour ago, Kev Chanot said:
Yes, but nobody else was interested. I wonder why?
probably because the market limit for a Tourte bow seems to be less than $400k. I think Tarisio might be getting overly ambitious, and the stock market is taking a dip.
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The Pasquier was sold by an auction house that did not specialize in instruments, and I think had no idea how to sell it well. Tarisio has experience, but an 8M starting bid means some wealthy hedge fund manager will scoop it up tomorrow.
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I see the Tourte bow has a bid, but nothing on the del Gesu yet. I can't imagine it will suffer the same fate as the Hellier Strad, or that it will go for as low as David Garrett paid for his del Gesu last year at auction.
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Wow that is clean work, I like it. The scroll eye is small for my taste but opinions vary, it’s well executed as is.
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I could be wrong but that is probably the difference between spruce and maple. The spruce is softer and would wear rounder with use.
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17 hours ago, Marty Kasprzyk said:
Attached is a photo of the violist Elias Goldstein with his 1850 Vuillaume viola fitted with a harp style tailpiece. Notice that his tailpiece's fret has a curved S shape rather than a straight diagonal / shape.
I stand corrected. I should have said I have not seen "many" players with harp tailpieces. Thanks!
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I’ve never seen a high end player/fiddle with a harp tailpiece. I’ve seen all kinds of fittings, tastes, choices, but never a harp tailpiece in use by someone who makes a living playing the instrument. I am sure there are and I’ve just missed them.
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14 hours ago, Jeffrey Holmes said:
Try a search on MN or google mentioning MN. Several discussions should pop up.
Thanks, Jeffrey, I have read the MN threads of yore, and was wondering if there was an update since then with respect to people's experiences.
(by the way, your past advice to another member about using a bridge with smaller foot spread was the magic I needed for a violin with narrow upper f-hole eyes, so thanks!)
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I will need to get some layer of protection on the upper treble bout rib where my hand contacts the instrument. I know adhesive tape/film is commonly used but has anyone used renaissance wax or even micro suction film to do the same. What products do those experienced in this layer of protection recommend?
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$82 is that you pay if you ship it to triangle strings and have your bow rehaired by an expert (and fellow MN member to boot). So it's not unreasonable to charge $85
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On 5/10/2022 at 3:18 PM, Rustle said:
I'm interested if you notice any benefit.
It took me a while to get this experiment finished. I am not happy with the overall cut and fit of the bridge, this is my third attempt at bridge fitting so this is definitely not the final product. The 38 mm bridge brought out more volume across all strings and more depth. It’s still the same violin with more “oomph” in the lower end and more power overall. I’m going to take it to a professional to have them fit a narrow bridge. Even my newbie job made the violin much better. Thanks also to Jeffrey Holmes for mentioning this in other threads.
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1 hour ago, Josep Pampidó said:
important asimetry in the thicknesses of the back, less clear in the belly. I wander if this is intentional,
We will never know. So many instruments from this era have been altered, their thicknesses reduced, etc.
unless this was a considered a pristine example, you can’t read too much into the intention of design, and just treat it as is. If the asymmetry is important to the sound, either Steiner or someone down the line who altered it would know. But they can’t answer the question for us.
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David,
I usually keep mine (a korfkerrest) at 9 and 3, but I've been experimenting with a tilt that lets the instrument sit flatter, at the same angle as if it is resting on my collarbone (see picture). So far, no complaints.
I will say the korfkerrest is my preferred rest. It feels like I'm playing without a rest, but my downward shifts are more secure and I don't have to support the instrument with my left hand. It's very ergonomic.
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What a fun idea! I am actually upgrading from my Bam case to a Musafia that will be here in a few weeks. I'm beyond excited.
In the case I've got my violin, two bows that I alternate between randomly. A cake of leatherwood supple rosin, my should rest, spare strings, peg compound, and four different mutes made by Weissmeyer and sons (their disc, viol, dual-tone, and Catrpilr (spelled correctly) mutes). Nail clippers, the torx wrench for my shoulder rest, a DIY sponge humidifier, and a silk accessory bag made by daughter (it has a matching silk bag for the violin that I never use).
Not shown, but also present are a few lens wipes (for cleaning my glasses or strings) and Apple AirTag in case I misplace my instrument. It won't work for theft because the thief will get a notification that someone else's AirTag is with them if they have an iPhone.
My new Musafia is a Superlegerro and I can't wait.
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Davide do modern makers do much with nails/screws unless they are replicating baroque approaches? I am legitimately curious because the mortise has been standard for so long.
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Many loaned instruments require the grantee to insure, at their expense. The loans are often very clear on these requirements, as well as sometimes going as far as specifying luthiers authorized to work on the instrument, or requiring command performances.
If you think about it, if someone is giving you a high-end fiddle, and asks you to cover the insurance costs for something you might do to it, it's a fair deal. It's not just for antiques. In some cases, the owner pays the insurance, so it being "insured" may not be her choice anyway.
The alarm not going off for an hour might be a technical glitch. Let's not jump to conclusions.
Here is an example of requirements from one such foundation:
https://www.rbpfoundation.org/instrument-loans/expectations-of-recipients/
https://www.rbpfoundation.org/instrument-loans/instrument-bow-care-guidelines/
Fractured right shoulder
in The Fingerboard
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I shattered mine into multiple pieces two months ago. There’s quite a bit of steel in there now. Also tore tendons. I hope you have a full recovery.