I play an hour four or five times a week, because I play guitar and electric guitars, it seems to sound alright, but more than that it deadens, any feedback....
... There are many fine bows. I wouldn't think that the choice was sound v. playability. You should be able to get both although you may elect to tip the...
Eric Chapman
chapmanviolins@...
Oct 1, 2005 8:59 pm
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Dear List, I just bought a new viola made by Lawrence LaMay, and was wondering if any of you have had owned or played one of his insturments before. Also, my...
Please someone help me: I want to learn to play Viloa. What books do I buy to learn? I have NEVER played nor do I own a Viloa. What is a very good brand of...
... What I do is create the whole document in Finale, words and all. Manipulating the text blocks and music examples is a little tricky at first but gets...
... which, ... into ... the ... function, ... to ... screen ... into the ... I don't know about other notation programs, but Sibelius goes into Word (and Open...
Dear Prince, Get yourself a good teacher (preferably one who is a violist and not primarily a violinist) who can advise you about music and an instrument. ...
Myron Rosenblum
roseviola@...
Oct 2, 2005 1:37 pm
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Dear Violists, I had the pleasure of attending a fine concert yesterday, late afternoon at the French Consulate in New York City. It was presented by a group...
Myron Rosenblum
roseviola@...
Oct 2, 2005 2:36 pm
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I would second Myron's advice to find yourself a good teacher. Hopefully that teacher will offer advice on your choice of an instrument and also make...
Hello, I am currently using a viola from the Knilling shop in MO. I have heard both good and not so good comments about them because it is a student viola that...
Where in Missouri are you? If you are near St. Louis I suggest Larry Parfenov and his store First String. He buys and sells and trades. But he also makes...
Hello all again, Thanks to those of you who have responded. What I forgot to mention is that I am going through a Family Music store who uses Knilling...
Hello - Would anyone have a D string recommendation to use with a Larsen A, and an Obligato G and C? Many D strings I've tried give me too much of a nasal...
John
Violaplayer1@...
Oct 2, 2005 11:58 pm
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Message: 6 Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:59:36 -0000 From: "clothingdesingner" <clothingdesingner@...> Subject: New Violist I am an 11 year old viola player...
Hello to all once again, I am trying my hardest to come up with the means to survive, especially as a musician ( I think we all understand to a point what...
... Student instruments tend to have a lot of wood left on the instrument...resulting in a 15" that is heavy like a 19". A few months ago I tried a Chinese...
In a message dated 10/2/2005 10:36:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, roseviola@... writes: It was presented by a group of French cultural and educational...
Cigarnose@...
Oct 3, 2005 3:42 am
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In a message dated 10/2/2005 11:21:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, paganini.viola@... writes: And what's more, the lighter the instrument the thinner the...
Cigarnose@...
Oct 3, 2005 3:54 am
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I would say that I preffer Evah, but I used to play for long time with Pirastro Aricore D string and I was very happy with the sound of it. Rumen John...
Weight is not only a factor of size, as has been mentioned. My daughter's 15" viola (Knilling Bucharest) is heavier than my 15.5". There are bargains to be...
Gliga makes decent instruments (http://www.gligaviolins.com/index1.htm), as does Stringworks (www.stringworks.com); these are definitely in the more affordable...
Hi All! I can't enter into the plate thickness argument but I can say that I've been quite happy with Chinese violas and also quite upset with a couple I've ...
Celia DeMartini
celiadm@...
Oct 3, 2005 1:37 pm
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Thanks for the nice concert review and notes on Onslow, Myron. It sounds like it was an interesting concert. Best Wishes, Spencer Martin...
A friend here in Alabama sent me a silly picture of Bush playing the viola. I have posted it on the photo page of our viola list on yahoo groups. The link is:...
Is this the place to list an advertisement for a bow for sale? If not are there any ideas where I could advertise? (But not Ebay). I had a viola repair of...
Erin Adler
adlerek@...
Oct 4, 2005 2:24 am
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I was just watching a new Toyota ad on TV (on PBS!!??), which has a wheel with a Toyota emblem on the hubcap rolling by itself down the street and past various...
I'm doing a little troubleshooting here -- as soon as I sent my Toyota ad post to the list, I received a reply from Amazon.fr. I'd like to know, please, am I...
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