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New Player, New Violin?, starting violin

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lottie	Jan 23 2007, 03:25 PM Post #1
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3891 Joined: 15-January 07 From: In among the purple heather of Scotland Member No.: 9057	Hello!!!! At last! It's taken me weeks of problems but I am finally able to post on ABRSM and join in the forums!!! I just started playing 6months ago and LOVE the violin. I was a clarinet teacher years ago but have taken up the violin as a new challenge. I play with a Scottish fiddle orchestra and am just starting to learn double stopping and position changes but I haven't started vibrato yet. I'm playing a 'Zeller' but I'm finding problems using my fourth finger partly because the violin has such a thick neck and partly because my hands are quite small. I'd like to know if anyone has any experience playing a 7/8 size violin and if they think the smaller size affects the tone? I think I'm outgrowing the Zeller already and am thinking of moving to a Gliga Gama. Any thoughts/opinions would be of interest. Oh and Hi again - I've been able to read the forums for ages without being able to join in and it sounds like such a friendly knowlegable place!

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Andromeda_Aiken	Feb 8 2007, 06:24 PM Post #2
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 3-December 05 From: Singapore Member No.: 5447	Lol...I don't think it's as big as the UK. Strings are taught in public schools in schools in the UK. Strings are not taught in schools here. Only very very few schools have string ensembles. Even so, its members are taught privately or in music schools. Even fewer schools teach strings in school. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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lottie New Player, New Violin? Jan 23 2007, 03:25 PM

elidatrading The 7/8 is actually quite a common size in older v... Jan 23 2007, 04:33 PM

lottie I've had a 7/8 on loan for a few days now and ... Jan 25 2007, 05:30 PM

Tess I've had a 7/8 on loan for a few days now and... Jan 28 2007, 01:13 PM

elidatrading There are many factors that affect the sound of th... Jan 26 2007, 12:36 AM

lottie Thanks for your replies Liz. :D I'm going to... Jan 26 2007, 11:27 AM

elidatrading Thanks for your replies Liz. :D I'm going t... Jan 26 2007, 02:38 PM

AmandaL It is possible to find old 7/8th violins. Bohemian... Jan 27 2007, 05:06 PM

lottie I've been looking around (on the internet beca... Jan 28 2007, 10:24 AM

AmandaL It looks as though I'll go for a 7/8th and I k... Jan 28 2007, 11:33 AM

elisabeth_rb I've got a Gliga Gama viola with only a 15 in... Feb 1 2007, 12:04 AM

lottie :D :D :D I've ordered my Gliga 7/8 violin... Jan 30 2007, 10:02 AM

Malone I used to play a 7/8 and it was really old. It has... Jan 30 2007, 11:19 AM

all ears Elisabeth, lots of Japanese women play 7/8 instrum... Feb 1 2007, 02:03 AM

lottie Elisabeth, lots of Japanese women play 7/8 instru... Feb 1 2007, 06:26 AM

nigel How much does it cost, on average, to have a luthi... Feb 12 2007, 12:13 AM

lottie How much does it cost, on average, to have a luth... Feb 12 2007, 07:03 AM

elidatrading Loreato violins from Soundpost for instance are ... Feb 12 2007, 08:32 AM

nigel You can't have done, Nigel, they've only b... Feb 13 2007, 12:05 AM

elidatrading I did not mean I played on a soundpost product, o... Feb 13 2007, 08:38 AM

elisabeth_rb Elisabeth, lots of Japanese women play 7/8 instru... Feb 1 2007, 09:32 AM

all ears Liz from Elidatrading or one of the strings teache... Feb 1 2007, 06:56 AM

lottie So what are the best type of strings that people u... Feb 1 2007, 02:11 PM

Andromeda_Aiken Most beginners start with Dominants though their E... Feb 1 2007, 05:50 PM

jordancollege Most beginners start with Dominants though their ... Feb 7 2007, 11:55 AM

AmandaL Most beginners start with Dominants though their E... Feb 7 2007, 01:14 PM

jordancollege Are you really sure they are Dominant strings?? Th... Feb 7 2007, 02:49 PM

lottie I've heard Pirastro strings are meant to be go... Feb 7 2007, 03:50 PM

earplugs I've heard Pirastro strings are meant to be g... Feb 7 2007, 06:42 PM

lottie Hi, thanks for your reply earplugs :) I'm th... Feb 7 2007, 09:39 PM

AmandaL I've heard Pirastro strings are meant to be go... Feb 8 2007, 10:37 AM

lottie :( Sorry you're cross AmandaL The problem is... Feb 8 2007, 01:44 PM

Andromeda_Aiken Yea, they should set up a string trying in violin ... Feb 8 2007, 02:49 PM

earplugs Lottie I would just go for a set of dominants fro... Feb 8 2007, 03:40 PM

Andromeda_Aiken I live in Singapore lol. You probably live in the ... Feb 8 2007, 03:45 PM

earplugs Yes UK. You could probably buy all the violin str... Feb 8 2007, 03:56 PM

Andromeda_Aiken Lol...I don't think it's as big as the UK.... Feb 8 2007, 06:24 PM

AmandaL God...Amanda, what type of violins suit Pirazzis?G... Feb 10 2007, 07:58 PM

Andromeda_Aiken *grin* Thanks Amanda! I'll stick to my Vis... Feb 11 2007, 12:13 PM

lottie Well now I have two new violins to try; a full siz... Feb 15 2007, 07:57 AM

elidatrading Do be careful, I did myself a long term injury by... Feb 16 2007, 12:17 AM

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