HI Everyone. Well last nite i heard what every fiddle player dreads. I could actually hear the peg slipping. and today i was tuning up to practice the G had...
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zydeholic
Jun 3, 2003 5:36 am
How old is your fiddle, or how inexpensive, either way? It could be that the peg wasn't pushed in far enough, or you could put some chalk on the peg and see if...
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srmpfan
Jun 3, 2003 6:12 am
HEY Dwight the fiddle was handmade its a 1200 dollar violin. I started hanging it on the wall and since then its had problems. once the string is fixed and...
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faisdodo2
Jun 3, 2003 9:37 am
hi kelli.... sorry to hear of your string woes :-( recently at a gig, i was playing la valse de grand bois, and midway into the song, my A string completely...
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srmpfan
Jun 4, 2003 11:17 pm
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srmpfan
Jun 4, 2003 11:23 pm
HI Everyone. My bow was bought for a full size about 8 yrs ago and im having trouble with it. sometimes it bounces on the string and the tone is bad and no...
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faisdodo2
Jun 4, 2003 11:37 pm
you should definitely try having your bow rehaired. it depends how hard your play....how often...but i find that my bow hair needs to replaced once or twice a...
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Hugh Robertson
hughsbayou
Jun 5, 2003 4:13 am
Hi Kelli, Without looking at it, but judging from it's age and that you have been playing with it, it needs rehaired. They all do after awhile, I have my done...
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Birgit Murphy
fiddlegirl45
Jun 8, 2003 3:16 pm
... with great care and plays like a champion. ... looks 2nd. but if a fiddle combines the 2, that is worth checking out..... ... My fiddle is made in 1930 in...
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Birgit Murphy
fiddlegirl45
Jun 8, 2003 3:20 pm
... Which jam was that? Birgie...
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Birgit Murphy
fiddlegirl45
Jun 8, 2003 3:30 pm
... to play my fancy handmade ... At the Cajun jams that I attend around here (Lafayette area) it is custom to tune your fiddle to the C accordion. ... fiddle...
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zydeholic
Jun 8, 2003 5:10 pm
... In California. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com...
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hettichs
Jun 8, 2003 10:18 pm
Hi, I just looked in on this site's links to other fiddle and violin sites and groups, and saw that the old link to the Fiddler yahoo group is still there......
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hettichs
Jun 8, 2003 10:20 pm
... violin ... of ... old ... both ... of ... by ... to ... rather ... for...
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zydeholic
Jun 8, 2003 11:46 pm
... Be sure and tell them about us too! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). ...
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hettichs
Jun 9, 2003 8:52 pm
Of course! I really enjoy this group, even if I´m more of a lurker... just came back to the violin a few months ago, and to fiddling I am a complete newbie......
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faisdodo2
Jun 9, 2003 9:00 pm
welcome sandra!!! what book of Cajun fiddle did you buy?? roger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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hettichs
Jun 9, 2003 9:31 pm
I bought "the Cajun Fiddle Tune Book", by Deborah Greenblatt. I also bought, for more general use, Mel Bay´s Fiddle Chord Book, and "Improv for Violinists-a...
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Claire B.A. Dip mus
ababeonlegs
Jun 11, 2003 12:31 pm
Hello, I'm Claire, I just got the link from my friend Sandra (hettichs). I'm a fellow fiddler from England and I love cajun music. Do people post music on the...
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Jeannette
dollseyes2
Jun 22, 2003 7:12 pm
Hi -- I too read Sandra's post...and here I be!! I'm a Fiddler, and my son wants to buy me one of those sweet little squeeze box..???not sure what the name of...
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FiddleGirl5@...
srmpfan
Jun 23, 2003 2:19 am
hey Jeanette. do u or anyone else the Viola Kelli ... <image.tiff> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jeannette Nemeth
dollseyes2
Jun 23, 2003 2:29 am
From: FiddleGirl5@... hey Jeanette. do u or anyone else the Viola Kelli Hi Kelli, The Viola is one I missed, LOL... Jeannette -- Jeannette...
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ababeonlegs
Jun 23, 2003 2:39 am
Melodion?????......they are usually in the key of G or D. There are several different types. The instruments play a different note going out to when the...
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zydeholic
Jun 23, 2003 4:13 pm
... They can be hard at first, though experienced musicians are going to have a leg up on a novice, particularly if that experience includes harmonica, which...
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ababeonlegs
Jun 23, 2003 7:20 pm
I play cajun on my 120 bass accordian......when I'm participating in an online session next have a listen and see what you think. Claire ... They can be hard...
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etudiantduviolon
etudiantduvi...
Jun 24, 2003 6:29 am
Hi everyone - Just wanted to let y'all know that we've got a group set up with the calendar for Mitch Reed's fiddle classes, the jam sessions at the store he...
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etudiantduviolon
etudiantduvi...
Jun 24, 2003 6:32 am
Hi everyone - Just wanted to let y'all know that we've got a group set up with the calendar for Mitch Reed's fiddle classes, the jam sessions at the store he...
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biggusnickkus
Jun 30, 2003 1:21 pm
Hello all! I lead a gigging Cajun/Zydeco band in the Wisconsin area. I'd really like to add a Cajun Fiddler, but I'm striking out on finding anyone in the...
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faisdodo2
Jun 30, 2003 1:37 pm
hi nick!!! i recognize your email address from the bravenet accordion site....great diatonic accordion lessons you have posted!!!! sorry that i can't help you...
