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MissElaine,
Casey can offer more specifics.
I believe Hanneke Cassel was scheduled to be back into the studio last month, December, to record more material.
Not exactly Irish but Scottish fiddle is close.
Also, based on proximity, Kevin Burke is pretty easy for Casey to access.
Perhaps as challenging as scheduling artists, is arranging…[Read more]

Thanks for the response, Casey. I have been a guitar player most of my life which has kept me playing even after the accident. I’ve always wanted to play fiddle. Good suggestions. I was aware of the tilting on the violin with the aid of a shoulder rest. I have mine as far as it will go. I think my stocky build makes my muscular movement a little…[Read more]

Thanks for the response, George. I have been a guitar player most of my life which has kept me playing even after the accident. I’ve always wanted to play fiddle. Good suggestions. I was aware of the tilting on the violin with the aid of a shoulder rest. I have mine as far as it will go. I think my stocky build makes my muscular movement a little…[Read more]

I do not know if there are any discussions, however I can offer up a suggestion or two. I can assume you and an amp, or a pa-system and you would like to amplify your violin.

Today this is really easy. You can either mic it, use a pickup or go pickup – wireless. For pickups just do a search on the web and you will find a lot to choose from. As f…[Read more]

CGRAYEVANS,
I can’t help with amplification, I just play harder and don’t stand close to any banjo players.
However, I did find the attached comment from Casey on an old thread, describes his set-up.
Hope this helps,
George

Hi there, Tim, and thanks for the question. I have a setup which includes a custom built condensor microphone sus…[Read more]

Hi, Steve.

George has a good point. Having a good shoulder rest which raises the G string side of the instrument is a solid recommendation. I use Wolf Forte Secondo rests.

I’d also recommend doing a bunch of stretching before working on some G/D string exercises. You might also check out my technique tutorial on vibrato to see how I…[Read more]

Hi, Antonvon.

Are you asking if there’s a bluetooth looping pedal that would work with setting in/out points for the videos hosted on this site? That’s something I’ve never even considered, and I’m not sure what technology is out there that connects to a computer & would control a video player. Or are you asking about a pedal for live…[Read more]

Steve,
Casey will probably chime in here.
My first thought is to get a shoulder rest that will lift the left side (outside) of your instrument.
In the process you would move your instrument to a more vertical position…less horizontal flat.
In this position your wrist and fingers need a touch less arch, tension.
I use an Everest PL 4 that allows f…[Read more]

The Scottish Jig, Hot Punch, please
Leo

anything scottish

Antonvon,
Maybe, others can chime in. I just set up the a-b loop on the video by hand, learn what I’m after and then abandon the lessons and move onto playing with the guitar tracks that are included with the lessons. I try to leave the lessons as quickly as possible.
Sometimes I record my own guitar tracks with a Ditto foot switch looper.

A…[Read more]

Maybe a possible solution would be to pan the backing track into one channel and the performance into the other channel. (Left & Right channels). Then if someone didn’t want the backing track, pan left or right to hear just the performance.

Thanks a lot Casey!!!

I’ll ask him. A couple lessons currently out for his review.

Keep your chin up…

Can anyone identify what chin rest Kevin uses? I tried one like that a long time ago and it was perfect but I can’t find it anywhere – except on Kevin’s fiddle!
all info most most welcome!