... with ... I have had the same feelings and concerns about my sound quality. Just about the time I'm convinced again that my fiddle is defective, I give MY...
hey can u do me a favor and look inside of your violin and tell me the name of the maker. the reason i ask is sometimes violin renters will use instruments...
Its a Jay Haide, chinese job, though supposedly high level. They sell for about $800. Its still a little bright for me though. Ifshin Violins handles them,...
ohh ok i thought that it might be one of those "bad" chinese violins that they sell for 200 bucks have u tried difrent strings or using another bridge, or just...
I have one of those "bad" chinese violins. $169, Paladino or something like that. However, the new sap smell triggers my allergies, so I switched to ...
I think I might know part of my problem. I use this synthetic resin because I'm allergic to turpenes. However, its giving me a duller sound, I'm finding, and...
now i know that southwest strings sells a rosin that is not allergy proof but is good for people like urself who have allergys. I know they would be more than...
I've got Motrya Gold, which is probably what you're talking about. The other synthetic stuff is called ClearTone. Its not out on the market yet. I got a...
I have a great album that totally made me rethink how hard I was pressing down, the deathgrip etc. It's Martin Hayes and Dennins Cahill live in Seatle. This ...
I've been in contact with Leo Abshire in Gueydan, La regarding his fiddles. I asked him if he minded if I posted his contact info here and he said sure. ... ...
My name is Dierik and just joined this group. I've been playing the fiddle for 7 years, mostly old timey and some bluegrass. In the last couple of years I've...
hey there, I just started playing fiddle about 5 months ago, and my instructor has given me many different types of music to play. My favorites so far are the...
There are two excellent books available on Cajun Music. One is Ann Savoy's "Cajun Music: a Reflection of a People" and the other is "Ye Yaille. Cher!" I think...
I just got back from a visit to North Mississippi, where my family is from. I was talking to a cousin of mine who I just found out was a fiddler, and his...
hi scotty... i am convinced that i was a cajun in a past lifetime.... nope, a new york boy.....born and raised in the lower bayou of new york (a place called...
oopsll;;;;;;didn['t finish... i am a new york cajun, as i mentioned.....120 miles north of the city. but man, i love this cajun music!! roger w [Non-text...
I'm not Cajun myself, but I was born and raised in Houma, and my brother married a cajun woman. So, I'm Cajun by osmosis. ;-) Welcome to the list Scotty! ...
I'm german, moved to missouri, play banjo in a bluegrass band, just learned tit galop pour mamou, the balfa brothers version from their cd, and am listining to...
... I checked the members list, and saw 4 names that would qualify as cajun, and then there's Birgit. Then there's all the other names that defy analysis,...
Hello all, The question was how many are of you are Cajun, as just a curious question. I'm not but I learned fiddle from Dewey Balfa and Canray Fontenot at the...
I'm originally from the Houma/Morgan City/Thibodaux area of South Louisiana. My family is mostly Cajun, but I didn't truly discover cajun music until long...
... Yo! Homeboy! Or Houma Boy. Where did you go to highschool, what year graduated. Congrats on picking up fiddle. I only started this year. I think I may...
I'm not at all cajun, but was born and raised here in Texas, a texan through and through. But I love cajun music and have been trying to play it, although not...
Although I don't have a Cajun name I am. Started taking fiddle lesson 6 months ago. I live about 10 miles from Eunice. The name I carry is my husband and...
... Born and raised in a little town in southwest Louisiana a little over 45 years ago. Lived with my grandmother, who spoke no english, for 2 years after my...
