This instrument was commissioned in 1987 and completed in 1988. It was built using Cremonese modeling and the execution was intended to give an impression of...
It begs no such thing; when John Howell posts something, I don't assume that he's acting in his capacity at Virgina Tech. He's posting as himself, even though...
Am I going to get one of these every day until I vote? Because I can’t vote since I don’t know the whole story and think others, who do, should decide...
... This message shows exactly what is potentially misleading about this poll. Just to be clear, the decision about the AVS by-laws revision will be made in a...
Ed, you have made some good points. BUT the decision is NOT just "an internal AVS matter". It is a decision which affects the entire viability of the IVS of...
On the other hand, if he uses his title as IVS President in his signature, that begs the question as to whether or not he is acting only as an individual. ...
I am in need of some replacement parts for Viva La Musica viola shoulder rests. I have tried the Viva La Musica website with no luck. I also called Shar and...
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Myron Rosenblum
roseviola20@...
May 26, 2012 4:09 am
Dear Violists: This exchange has been going on for a relatively long time now and seems to be going nowhere. I wrote recently that if the AVS membership has...
I beg everyone: please use "raise the question" when that's what you mean. I've seen "it begs the question" here as well as about 50 other places online in the...
light strings are thinner and sometimes more twangy,which may not be to your taste medium gauge are....just right,usually... heavy gauge are thicker,and sit...
Ann, do you use different rosin for different gauges of string? If so what about when you mix the gauges. I need to know! Paul Paul Silverthorne Principal...
well,Paul,that is a very interesting question.I am glad that you asked. there are infinite variations. just for balance,I think that I will go with light rosin...
Yes, I agree. Mixing rosins and driving heavy machinery can be life-threatening. Bernie Zaslav *******...
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Peter Gross
peterbgross@...
May 26, 2012 5:57 pm
Ann, what do you do if you don't play in the 24 or 36 hours? You still rosin, just in case? You set your phone or alarm to be on schedule? I do remember seeing...
yes, Pete, I always rosin precisely on schedule, because one never knows when one might play. do one? Peter Gross <peterbgross@...> wrote: Ann, what do...
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Philip Heyman
philip.heyman@...
May 27, 2012 2:50 pm
All this talking about cakes reminds me why I took up the viola in the first place...can you imagine how disappointed I was? Can you imagine how disappointed...
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Deborah Greenblatt
debby@...
May 27, 2012 10:15 pm
Entries for the Tenth Annual Nebraska American String Teachers Fiddle Tune Composition Contest were received from California (San Jose, San Rafael, Sonoma),...
oh, the hypoallergenic rosin... I tried the clear kind once. didn't seem to stick. Perhaps I wasn't rosining on a proper schedule. But what about THIS: ...
Saturday night I went to hear the ## Symphony play Mahler's Symphony No. 8. But first a bit of backstory. Years ago I had a recording of this work (Solti I...
how wonderful! and what a savings on electricity for the scheduled middle-of -the -night rosin application,or for those outdoor midnight performances that are...
How very scholarly of you to actually review the score before hearing a piece played. I'm sure it added to the experience. As for the lack of extra players,...
"... For my $80 I want the work Mahler wrote, not an adaptation for pit orchestra..." You'd want to get a bit further from the antiphonal brass, though. john h...
I'm assuming this is in jest (one never knows)....? Nardo Sent from my iPod ... I'm assuming this is in jest (one never knows)....? Nardo Sent from my iPod On...
