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AND he plays pretty good with only three fingers  ;)

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That is interesting every time I play fiddle the dog leaves the room. My wife has suffered through guitar, banjo, oboe, hammered dulcimer, mandolin button accordion and the fiddle. I believe she is numb. :)     

I really do not care what folks think of my playing, I enjoy it.  

In public I stick to the guitar and banjo but I am almost ready to unleash the fiddle.

Take care and enjoy the challenge. 

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RPr said
.......   I really do not care what folks think of my playing, I enjoy it.  

In public I stick to the guitar and banjo but I am almost ready to unleash the fiddle.

Take care and enjoy the challenge.   

   Way To Go my friend - unleash it !   For sure !   drummerdevil-violindevil-violindevil-violin

 

 EDIT:  And, WELCOME to the forum @RPr 

I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - guntohead.JPG

Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)

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Fiddlerman
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@Ripton - Did she ever get to read any of the comments made here? Any changes?

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Rpr,. Welcome to the forum, 

 

Mark

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Since I like to play things with strings, when I have reached a frustrating point in my playing I switch to mandolin or banjo for a break.

Also when you have reached an impasse; swap arms and play left handed (or right hand if necessary); that is pretty close to how you sounded when you started out. It is a fair measure of how far you have come.

It is a challenge to adapt a simple Bach or slow Aires piece to an old time banjo style as it is to do the reverse.

Since my music interests span Baroque to Bluegrass; as they say "So much music so little time. "  :)   

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"So much music so little time." is right. LOL

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and here we are...years later...still playing  :)   and everyone has improved, gained confidence and even have done live online shows.  Good for all of you !!!  because its not about if anyone believes in you..its about believing in yourself

There is no shame in playing twinkle, youre playing Mozart

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True. Believing in yourself is very important. :)
Nice to see you writing here again!!!

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