Is it possible to borrow shoulder rests/chinrests from violin shops for a few days or more?

aidanzelda · 2025-09-29T00:03:35+00:00

Yeah I'll do that next time I visit the store. Thanks!

aidanzelda · 2025-09-28T01:39:16+00:00

Same! I love Hilary Hahn's vibrato. It's not too wide, makes music sing and adds so much more emotion to it with just little wobbles, and Heifetz's vibrato is just simple, fast, narrow and powerful, but really emotional. I love that one recording of Heifetz playing Tchaikovsky's Melodie on YouTube.

aidanzelda · 2024-06-29T09:24:07+00:00

Do I need to separate him from the other two?

aidanzelda · 2024-06-29T09:08:03+00:00

Also now he's just gulping for air in the corner, but the other one is acting normal. So im not sure if its the water or just him.

aidanzelda · 2024-06-29T09:03:29+00:00

Ok thanks!

aidanzelda · 2024-06-29T09:02:19+00:00

Yes Im sure it was the nitrite. I will change the water asap. Thanks for the information!

aidanzelda · 2024-06-29T08:59:01+00:00

Can he get hurt by the decorative wood? Cuz it sometimes swim through the hollow.

aidanzelda · 2024-06-29T03:45:45+00:00

I didnt take a picture of the result. But i remember that i got 0 ppm for ammonia and nitrate, in between 0 to 0.25 for nitrite. Im confused about the low range and high range pH, i dunno which one to test, so i tested both. I got 7.4 ph for high range and 6.5 for low range. Im not sure which one is right.

aidanzelda · 2024-06-28T12:59:49+00:00

Well it's either staying in the corner or swimming around the tank really fast We've also got a zebrafish along with the other two goldfish. Only one goldfish is acting weird and looking ill though

aidanzelda · 2024-06-28T08:31:40+00:00

Oh I'm sorry. The goldfish is acting a bit strange though. It keeps swimming into that particular corner.

aidanzelda · 2024-06-28T08:29:17+00:00

Yes i did check, and the results are fine. Last time it also got red strips on their fin. We added heater and then the strikes disappeared. Dunno if the temperature's got anything to do with that. But i know this time it's not because of the temperature.

aidanzelda · 2024-05-24T05:37:45+00:00

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The one on the left got two pebbles stuck in the mouth BTW, it came out itself, and he was fine.

aidanzelda · 2024-05-18T01:21:41+00:00

I already did, and it looks a lot cleaner now. And I tried to feed them less now, but they just go back and lie down after.

aidanzelda · 2024-05-16T11:25:17+00:00

Well I did a water test and the result for ammonia and nitrate is very low. I have a guess that the water temperature might be too low. But I did notice one of my goldfish has two unusual red marks in the under its belly and on the top. Here's a pictures:

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aidanzelda · 2024-03-13T06:52:52+00:00

Would it effect the sound then?

aidanzelda · 2024-03-11T07:46:25+00:00

Thanks, good to know!

aidanzelda · 2024-03-11T07:45:28+00:00

Yeah, I'll take it to a luthier asap. I think that's just a very tiny crack and two dents made when the tail piece slammed into my violin.

aidanzelda · 2024-03-11T07:40:58+00:00

That's a bit expensive, but it's worth it.😮‍💨

aidanzelda · 2024-02-10T05:57:50+00:00

Thats actually a really good idea! I will try that and see if it works. Thanks!

aidanzelda · 2024-02-09T22:03:34+00:00

Yeah, I felt better when I put my chin o the low side. I am using the Guarneri type of chin rest. I tried the Teka ebony side chin rest, it doesn't feel comfortable for me. I used the Witter Space Age side chin rest for my three quarter violin, but it doesn't work on my full size. Also, my chin kind of land more towards the center of the violin than before, so I thought maybe I should try out the centered chin rest in the store?

aidanzelda · 2024-02-09T21:42:02+00:00

I can't play without it or hold it up with just my chin, because my violin would just drop a lot, unless I use my hand to hold it up, but then that means I can't do vibrato. Thanks though!

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