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anyone one of you guys willing to give me telephone contact info? am coming out on business and want to find out about meetings activities
meir

a violinist friend wants to turn to the dark site. i can help her with phrasing, idiom, etc. but does anyone have a suggestion for an ITM sheetmusic collection appropriate for fiddle? or should i just share "pipe friendly tunes" with her?
thanks
meir

for us selflearners, where can these be found?
meir

not only do i love my preshaw chanter, the reed is going on 3 years problem free. it was you that made me aware of him, phil.
meir

mack, why low G? is that just the first one you have done the R and D on?
meir

my mom says to use a washcloth rather than a piece of foam. to may great surprise, it really does help. i too have not discovered any option that works well for me, though lorenzo's looks great.
meir

where else in the us wil he be on this trip?
meir

i have played their acoustic-electrics. they are sweet. if you are talking about a pure acoustic, i would go with what you can try and hear. if you live in los angeles, there is a carvin store. i am sure there are others.
meir

if you are in diamond bar, you should pass through pasadena. gliga violins has some good quality basic strings. there are 2 other violin shops in pasadena.
meir

i am with congrats on this one. if your true goal is fiddle, time with the mandolin is partly wasted(cause you miss the time practicine bowing as you play and you miss dealing with the fretless aspect. why is it not a complete waste? cause not only do you learn a great instrument as has been said, y...

i agree that people finding out how hard it is may be one factor. another is that unlike the fiddle, guitar, etc, you can't get a playable set for a modest price to start out, and then move up to what you really like.instead, you may start out with a fairly expensive practice set, then realize its n...

unlikely. but strings are easy to buy separately
meir

emm, speaking of which:
did you ever solve your fiddle tuning issues? do you have fine tuners on all the strings? did you ever do planetaries? cause i would think if your peg is still acting up, no intelletouch in the world will help:)
meir

just to throw anothe wrench into the works, back to the ssp, david power played my ssp. it was the first time he held such an instrument. by jumping octaves, he was able to come up with an acceptable accompneiment to almost any irish tune. so with knowledge of the music, it can be done. ssp are chea...

beautiful instrument. bridges are a crap shoot on any particular instrument. all you can do is try. theoretically, any thinner bridge will give you more power. same with lighter.