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Fiddlerman said
I'll get you one closer to 62 if you want Sam.
That sounds good, thanks. I don't really know what is right. Maybe he was talking rubbish, but he seemed to think 65.5 was more of a viola bow.
Doesn't sound like there is much in it to me.
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FM - sure, I'll be happy to paste my comments on my CEVN into a review and wordsmith it a bit.
Regarding bow weight, what's the optimum? I started wondering and decided to weigh mine. It turns out that the one that came with my CEVN is actually the heaviest! I'd no idea.
64.3g (the CEVN), then 61.2g, 57.1g and 51.7g
I'm actually not sure which I prefer because I'm not good enough to appreciate the differences. Kind of like a beginning piano student appreciating a Steinway - it ain't gonna happen. The CEVN one is about 1/2 inch longer than the others. I'm actually quite surprised there such a big delta between them all.
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thrashercharged said
FM - sure, I'll be happy to paste my comments on my CEVN into a review and wordsmith it a bit.
Regarding bow weight, what's the optimum? I started wondering and decided to weigh mine. It turns out that the one that came with my CEVN is actually the heaviest! I'd no idea.
64.3g (the CEVN), then 61.2g, 57.1g and 51.7g
I'm actually not sure which I prefer because I'm not good enough to appreciate the differences. Kind of like a beginning piano student appreciating a Steinway - it ain't gonna happen. The CEVN one is about 1/2 inch longer than the others. I'm actually quite surprised there such a big delta between them all.
Interesting stuff, delta eh do I detect some slight maths geekery?
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I couldn't upload this pictures by editing my previous post, so i'll post them here if anybody still wants some scary pictures =)
Brahner EV-503
I'll remind that the 2nd picture shows the trenches, 3rd- i'ce sanded the hump and the last photo is the luthier's work- he raised the fingerboard ... Thinking about saving money for a better EV LOL!
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Fiddlerman said
How much did he charge you for that quality work? LOL
Thanks for the pictures.
You're welcome. Almost $100 . I know i'm an idiot and now i know that i can order in i-net a good violin... but then i was so scared about THAT violin was sold in the shop (and they are checking their instruments!!! LOL) so couldn't even dare to imagine that i can get any better for that money (that cr*p costed me $200+$100 luthier's work). Someday i'll buy a better one and give this Brahner to some kid to play, maybe that kid will burn it .. i hope..
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I envy you :'( Congratulations! Practice 'til you bleeeeeed!!! Or not.. Sucks to have forced long breaks from playing.. Even worse than waiting for instruments to arrive.
"Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild."
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In regards to the Stagg.. I got one. The pegs were useless, the bridge cracked and warped. The fingerboard was warped like )
The electronics inside were of poor quality. I opened it up and solidified some really bad soldering there. The bow was of course useless. And the rosin that came with it was cracked into pieces. This was a bow that was packed1 month prior to me getting it. The rosin and bow was expected. However the rest was meh. I reccomend trying it in the store before you eventually buy one. And make sure you get that precise one.
Needless to say I returned it and got a refund. Silly Stagg.. I would recommend Cecilio in place of Stagg. Just my honest, subjective opinion.
The only thing I can brag into the skies on the Stagg was the quality of the pickup. It was surprisingly good and accurate, which is always nice. Another thing I value about the Stagg is the format of the plugs. 6mm Jack. (1/4" if I am not mistaken) Where cecilio does not support that. So there could be some compability issues if you are recording without a dedicated amp. Because the more joints you have (Transformers, adapters etc) the more the signal is disturbed.
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Aleive said
I envy you :'( Congratulations! Practice 'til you bleeeeeed!!! Or not.. Sucks to have forced long breaks from playing.. Even worse than waiting for instruments to arrive.
Thanks dude, it has been painful waiting I had a quick check and the headphones are working. One hour till I can slope off for a go!
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