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CinqAns replied to the topic Hands... size L, XL in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:19:58 -0800

Thanks Casey, good advice and yes, I’ll check out tutorials you mention. Had to Google Django Reinhardt, but what an inspiration! And me, I think I’ll stop whining about my stiff joints now…

CinqAns started the topic Hands... size L, XL in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:18:45 -0800

I wonder if anyone has advice for a beginning player trying to manage the fingerboard with plus-sized hands. I’m picking up the fiddle (with no prior string experience). All the recommendations in books and online seem to be geared toward dainty ladies and pre-schoolers. Doesn’t work well for me, but if Itzhak Perlman and Kevin Burke can do it…[Read more]

CinqAns started the topic Patana Sunset and Leanne MacLean's Revenge in the forum Lessons in Production - Fiddle Tune Requests

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:59:23 -0800

Hello Folks, new subscriber and new topic here. I’m a 56-year old beginning fiddler and always looking for interesting tunes to keep me practicing. Two that have struck me recently are Patana Sunset by Frigg, and Leanne MacLean’s Revenge by Hanneke. If you have any room in your production schedule I’d vote for them. Patana has some…[Read more]