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You must be signed in to post a comment MouseViolin teacher requesting suggestions for student with bow hold/wrist issue https://fiddlerman.com/forum/teaching-the-violin/student-having-some-struggles-any-suggestions/#p139204[reply]Mouse
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72℉ – it’s still February! Tomorrow, snow! Got to find a fiddle tune for this kind of crazy weather! 😳Mouse
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