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I had not seen those clothes pegs photos . I must have invented mine then .If you take a top plate and draw right around to leave two ends on one side. The prising apart ,vertically one handed ,will ...

Thankyou .The implant was activated 6 days ago , and today the first adjustment to volumes was done. Amazing amount of sound compared to almost nothing a few weeks ago . I had no drawbacks from the s ...

The one metre length of natural Latex rubber tube arrived yesterday . It was a perfect snug grip on the bow stick .It will be easier to fit without the small leather patch on normal bows . The metal w ...

I made some plywood clamps to hold the bassbar in position . I don`t think I invented them .The idea was thap no matter which way you cut plywood it will have the same flexibility . About 1/2 inch th ...

Yes the parts out of sight had been left very untidy .Overall the thickness was mainly just over 5 mm with a patch in the upper bouts at 2.3mm . The glue holding the top on was far too strong .I made ...

First impressions of two videos about fitting a bass bar was horror that so much heavy metal was being used to torture an innocent violin belly. Both videos showed half a dozen chunky metal screw cla ...

This is a restoration subject .What is the best action to take when the inside surface of an old violin is a disgusting mess? The general surface inside was like a half started job of gouging the wood ...

When I was ten ,my teacher handed me his Gagliano violin and his bow to see how I played them .The bow distracted me when I felt the soft sticky bow grip .I always remember that . I have used harder b ...

A different performance of Banjo shows a lady plucking with the forefinger . But apart from the quick gearchange to start bowing she plays it so fast it might set a new time record but musically falls ...

A violin masterclass by Hagai Shaham shows a great teacher with clear advice that even I can understand . The lesson was for Ravel`s Tzigane . I often feel masterclasses can be obscure and confusing . ...

An analysis of Pepe Romero`s technique on guitar shows him playing fast and then he says "It`s not so much Playing Fast as ---Relaxing Fast ". He was demonstrating to a lady pupil how his ha ...

A popular argument always starts if anyone mentions tilting the bow. The main theme is the bow Has to be leaning towards the scroll . Some argue that the hair should always be flat on the string . So ...

On a piano the black notes are either Sharps or Flats White notes are all Naturals .

For absolute beginners use a keyboard first. Play a C major scale using only 8 white notes. Listen to that a ...

Five days ago I had an operation to fit a Cochlear Implant in my right ear . In two days they might try to activate the implant after they take out the stitches . I had forgotten exactly when my heari ...

The current state of Russia still does not wipe out the rich cultural legacy from such a huge country .Sadly it was almost impossible for many violin forums to admit that Ukraine was not Russia .Heife ...