Fiddlevideo | Steve Corbin | Activity https://www.fiddlevideo.com/members/fiddle4me/activity/ Activity feed for Steve Corbin. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:01:57 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3f9934cdfef871cd7660b1cabbae530f Steve Corbin replied to the topic Reaching the G string and holding the fiddle in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/reaching-the-g-string-and-holding-the-fiddle/#post-32974 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:07:00 -0800 Thanks for the good info Tanya. I’ll be trying some of your suggestions. Do you know if there is a stretching exercise for this as well?

I don’t seem to have much issue with any other string. I have noticed too, I can play single notes better on the D, A or E strings after I have worked on doing double stops that included the G string. So at…[Read more]

]]> 0 bc74b38ee2dfb8dd89ce387da628804e Steve Corbin replied to the topic Reaching the G string and holding the fiddle in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/reaching-the-g-string-and-holding-the-fiddle/#post-32953 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:45:01 -0800 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]

]]> 0 523d07ac884f4850a616f85c65941634 Steve Corbin replied to the topic Reaching the G string and holding the fiddle in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/reaching-the-g-string-and-holding-the-fiddle/#post-32952 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:42:59 -0800 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]

]]> 0 717a543f00f13c4d7be4f424d2f252a2 Steve Corbin started the topic Reaching the G string and holding the fiddle in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/reaching-the-g-string-and-holding-the-fiddle/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 20:14:28 -0800 Does anyone have recommendations for holding the violin for people that may have limitations. I am having difficulty reaching the G string notes especially playing double stops with the D string. I ‘m sure differences in people’s anatomy , some with longer fingers more stretch ability etc.

For myself I’ve experimented with different ways that…[Read more]

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