Fiddlevideo | ogohiap | Activity https://www.fiddlevideo.com/members/ogohiap/activity/ Activity feed for ogohiap. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:56:52 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cff5946f92a7e950f0919993a157ed3d ogohiap replied to the topic Getting/staying tuned at a jam? in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/getting-staying-tuned-at-a-jam/#post-28416 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:05:03 -0800 No, playing out of tune or even doubting one’s tuning in a session really is no fun.

It’s a matter I wish more people took seriously. And I’ve noticed that, rightly or wrongly, many people assume that fiddle players should be deferred to in matters of tuning, especially if they seem like violinists fiddlers.

Thistle, I am glad the tuning for…[Read more]

]]> 0 0eafd8ae6e55daf0999bfce6061766c3 ogohiap replied to the topic Getting/staying tuned at a jam? in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/getting-staying-tuned-at-a-jam/#post-28072 Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:07:32 -0800 First, are you sure you were the one going out of tune?

On a warm day, especially if people had just brought stringed instruments from air-conditioned cars or houses, they might have been going sharp.

Electronic tuners have lot of advantages–especially in string-only sessions like you describe, where at least in theory everyone can…[Read more]

]]> 0 2ca92327c1c295b4a189a831abef6c35 ogohiap replied to the topic Fiddlevideo Members - what area of the world do you fiddle in? in the forum Unfiddling https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/fiddlevideo-members-what-area-of-the-world-do-you-fiddle-in/#post-20053 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:59:20 -0800 Greetings from Taiwan. There is a small but very dedicated happy few Taiwanese playing Irish music here.

Greetings also to Belfast, Maine. Ever run into the six million dollar man, Steve Austin?

]]> 0 a205b68db42c7787140b9edf81b2d2fc ogohiap replied to the topic How to travel with a violin. in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/how-to-travel-with-a-violin/#post-15246 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:22:53 -0800 Just one precaution: so-called “sponges ” are made of all kinds of petroleum produces nowadays, and some of these can react in all kinds of funny ways with some of the varnishes on some instruments–“funny” meaning ugly and damaging.

Unless you plan to do some snorkeling and get real natural sponges on your way to the airport, probably best not…[Read more]

]]> 0 aeedba7fed3ec994fdac4c600bcdfe0a ogohiap replied to the topic How to travel with a violin. in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/how-to-travel-with-a-violin/#post-15236 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 10:05:41 -0800 Hi Tndel

I’ve flown a lot in the last thirty years, invariably with a fiddle or similar instrument (mandolin, tenor banjo), and have also made my living for many years repairing and restoring fiddles (mostly violins). So I’ll try to combine those perspectives.

Loosening strings is good advice on a guitar, especially steel-string. Guitar str…[Read more]

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