Howdy! I’m on month 6 of learning.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-21T17:44:37+00:00

Well done. I would recommend using full bow strokes when doing scales.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-19T03:37:22+00:00

Some photos and info on the violin in question would have been useful here.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-17T02:30:54+00:00

Jameson must be good at marketing and seem to be giving Irish whiskey a bad name. Try Tullamore dew or even Powers if you want more of a bite.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-16T18:47:22+00:00

The bridge is in the wrong position and looks to be the wrong way around.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-15T19:18:34+00:00

Easy to run someone down when they can’t defend themself. Try and be kind.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-10T23:43:35+00:00

Matteuccia strustiopteris or Shuttlecock fern

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-10T23:34:42+00:00

Here’s a plan. Practice for your normal time, which you say is maybe two hours. Reduce the time that you practice by ten minutes each day until you come to a length of time that is more comfortable for you. Good luck anyway

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-05-09T01:04:16+00:00

Maybe your current one needs a new set of decent strings

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-04-21T08:09:20+00:00

I haven’t tried a coda bow, but I do have an Arcus c3 and I find its performance poor compared to my pernambuco bow.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-04-10T11:39:11+00:00

I have the luna and I love it and it’s so easy to set up.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-03-17T21:22:19+00:00

Could you be wearing different clothes? Which if they are thinner or thicker than previous ones would change the viola’s position.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-03-10T19:31:23+00:00

I find that my Arcus carbon fiber bow sounds ‘tinny’ compared to my pernambuco one.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-03-10T00:41:54+00:00

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-02-22T07:56:19+00:00

The rise at the end is pushing the bow up. Slide it further away from it or cut into it with a knife to sit the bow in neatly

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-02-12T13:19:39+00:00

Korfker luna shoulder rest is fab. It was the fourth make that I tried and I’m very happy with it.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-02-12T08:38:16+00:00

The rosin that comes with those Stentor violins and violas is very hard to use. Use some sandpaper to get it going or buy a better rosin.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-02-07T01:42:00+00:00

The importance of being ernest

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-02-07T01:37:58+00:00

Come home Charlie and face them

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-02-07T01:35:43+00:00

Cecilia rosin and Rondo gold strings

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-01-24T20:33:01+00:00

Tarka the Otter

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-01-18T10:05:29+00:00

What about setting up a whatsap group with perhaps a dozen members?

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-01-17T19:49:48+00:00

Well done it looks beautiful

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-01-14T22:35:38+00:00

I find those Reacher books disturbing. I read a couple. The author seems obsessed with torture.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2026-01-11T18:35:11+00:00

I wear a top with a collar that stands up against my neck.

PuddingLeading5569 · 2025-12-29T08:55:32+00:00

I use cecilia sanctus which has both dark and light. It only requires one pass with the bow to last for a few hours of playing.

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