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I'm looking for some midi accompaniment files I can play via my digital piano for practicing. Does anyone know where I can get some? Ideally I'd love some piano accompaniment of the major concertos, but that might be a tall order. Thanks
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Dvorak's Songs my mother taught me would be on my list. More emotional with cello than violin, but very touching piece to me.
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People have gotten out of alcatraz with less.
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What gives it away? The camera at the top of one of the pages or the description of an art store? Maybe the hotmail email address?
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It's an auction for Schrodinger's violin, simultaneously amazing and a piece of garbage.
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I think the question should be whether I would pay more for antiquing and that answer is a definite no.
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All I know is my parents bought my first full size violin in 1991 for $1200. I traded it back to the dealer where they bought it in 2017 for $1100 after refurbishing fees. Since I didn't pay for it I guess I made money off the deal.
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I remove one at a time, changing out the whole set. Unless one breaks I always replace them all in one swap.
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Thanks all for the replies. This is my third set of perpetual but first time I've noticed this issue. Just seems odd that now I have a significant resonance at this one particular frequency. I got a bunch of them a few years back during a deal that was too good to pass up. I would change the A string, but even on sale it's hard to justify throwing money away.
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Do strings change an instrument's resonant frequencies? I recently changed from Peter infeld to perpetual and now D5 sounds like an echo chamber. I've used these strings before but never noticed this before. Maybe different string tension?
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I visited academia cremonesis last year on vacation and found it and the city were both lovely. Would certainly make for a great bucket list experience. It didn't sound like the admissions requirements were a limitation if you have a passion for it and desire to learn.
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What do you consider the characteristics of the top 10 percent makers and violins? My observation is there are a lot of good makers who are trained and make a good quality product, but those products are all the same. I have tried a handful of modern cremonese violins and the look, sound, and finish was indistinguishable.
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Any Japanese brand in particular you recommend? I live in Japan so I'll see what I can find locally. I was doing most of my shopping via us sites so far.
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I've already spent about 500+ on books to get started. Bought a workbench that I'll put together soon and now I'm pricing out the basics. I did find the wax pot after some googling, I'll give that a try. Everything else I'll just bite the bullet and buy instead of skimping. Definitely wouldn't skimp on knives, gouges, etc, but all the other "stuff" was starting to add up before I got that far!
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I'm putting together my list of things to buy to get set up to make a violin at home and having sticker shock before buying a single tool. Between the bending iron, mold and templates, various calipers, cradle, glue pot, and other odds and ends I'm pushing nearly $1000 already. I found some alternatives for the glue pot, but anyone have feedback on the quality of these items from Chinese dealers on eBay? Some are a lot cheaper. I don't want to skimp on the tools, but looking for some savings where I can.