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Protecting left hand fingers

Using gloves to protect the fingers when playing violin.

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Steve

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April 25, 2013 - 1:18 pm

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Just watched Fiddlerman's latest video on protecting left hand (and right hand) fingers using special gloves, shot with his friend Eddie's help. Absolutely hilarious! If you only watch one FM video, make it this one! Very cleverly done, makes you think Eddy is really playing the violin with gloves on! LOL

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April 25, 2013 - 1:24 pm

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Here's the link

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April 25, 2013 - 2:20 pm

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The sad part is that he really is. Honestly. Eddie is actually a real fine violinist and we often play gigs together. He is a real joker.

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April 27, 2013 - 3:43 pm

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Hahaha! That's cool! Thank you both for the video, and greetings to Eddie! dancing devil-violin

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April 27, 2013 - 3:46 pm

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Now Pierre and Eddie just need to find a way to wire up those gloves so the rest of us can play like that!

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dionysia said
Now Pierre and Eddie just need to find a way to wire up those gloves so the rest of us can play like that!

Hahaha! Then they'll leave all the violin teachers without the work! rofl rofl rofl Dangerous!

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April 27, 2013 - 7:18 pm

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Totally loved it laugh

Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of dunno ..... What was I saying???? facepalm

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May 3, 2013 - 4:22 pm

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This guy is hilarious,hehe.Great video

Funny thing though,during the winter i actually tried playing wearing fingerless gloves myself,because my fingers are way too sensitive to low temperatures...cold fingers=cranky playing.Left hand was a disaster,but i had no problem with the bowing hand..so i managed to keep that one warm at least!

Also i noticed that wearing some sort of thin cuff-glove thingie,the type that just covers the palm with a hole for the thumb,made of thin soft material,made my sliding from first to third position much easier...or maybe it was just counter-balancing a sloppily over-varnished violin neck?Ah well.