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Hi again, Fiddleman and Fiddlemouse. Couldn’t agree more. Bluegrass is such an appealing genre for this site. I like your suggestions on bluegrass content, FM. We’ll consider those when we get ready to launch with a bluegrass instructor.

As Roland says, I have been trying to find a great bluegrass instructor to add to our team. I was…[Read more]

Roland, I was able to find a set on Amazon for $89.50 with free shipping. I ordered the set with the platinum E. My fiddle is a bit small. Not quite a 7/8 but close. I’ve been using the Evah golds on it and they sound pretty good except for the D. They are pretty hard for my left hand fingers too. I have Obligatos on it now but I’m still not 100%…[Read more]

Hi WS, one of the things I like best is they last. The G & D go for 8 months or more depending on how much you play. For me that was about 1-2 hours a day for practice. I would wear out the A & E in about 4 months so I replaced with Vision Titanium. The strings do have a soft feel settle in quickly and hold tuning with a nice full warm rounded…[Read more]

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How often do you have to change those? Are they pretty resilient?

That fiddle I bought had a set of Infelds, not sure which version. Even though they were pretty old.. I kinda liked the way they sounded.

I put a set of Helicores from another instrument, and they were way way too bright.. its a pretty loud fiddle.
Obligato’s warm it up…[Read more]

Hi, Barry. There isn’t a list of tunes/keys…if we have a bunch of requests, we could always make Key a searchable category…any other FV members out there find this useful? It would be a long dropdown….

C

Hi Dan, I play on the Pi’s. I love the resonance and tone wearability and stability. They last really good too. It’s to bad that strings are not more reasonably priced. Its hard to spend over $100 bucks just to try them out. I would also say that I’m lucky they sound so good on my fiddle. Let me know what works for you. Best regards, Roland

Quick question for Roland — You mentioned that you like the Peter Infeld strings. Which ones do you play, the Red’s, Blues, or Pi’s?

Thanks Roland. I have been using both Shar and SW and they are both good to deal with, but I have not checked out GO Strings yet. Thanks for the tip; I will give them a try.

HI Dan, I’ll pass that question on to Casey and Kevin on what type string he uses but I can make some recommendations for purchase. GO Strings in NY consistently has the best prices I’ve found. I’ve had folks tell me Shar Music and SW Strings are good outlets too. Strings seem to steadily go up in price but also up in quality for the better sets,…[Read more]

Here we go again…
Two more questions about strings:

1) What strings does Kevin use?

2) What is an economical place to purchase strings? (I have bought them for my various instruments from different places, and they are all quite expensive. I am hoping you guys might have a recommendation that might save me money.)

Nice work, keep it up

Thanks, Roland!

Well, one of the nice things about getting old is that one tends to become less shy. And I figure that as long as there is progress, it is worth celebrating, and that a celebration is worth sharing 🙂

Really hope that others will follow.

Hi Ulla, Well I must say you are taking to the instrument quite well for the short time you have been playing. Nice job on Jig of slurs, especially your steady rhythm, and melody line. It’s very inspiring to hear of not only your progress but your bravery in posting you music as for many others its easy to be shy. Thank you for sharing, not only…[Read more]

Hi Ulla, Well I must say you are taking to the instrument quite well for the short time you have been playing. Nice job on Jig of slurs, especially your steady rhythm, and melody line. It’s very inspiring to hear of not only your progress but your bravery in posting you music many times its easy to be shy. Thank you for sharing, not only can…[Read more]

Good Morning guys from SoCal. WS and Roland…do you know about this: http://festivaltrek.com

This should have you taking your fiddle out and rosining the old bow….have fun!! : >)
WS…I will get back to you regarding our conversation on another thread…been busying teaching kids…: >)
Have a great day to both of you.
Diane in SOCal.