Author Archives: KindaScratchy

About KindaScratchy

I'm a novice fiddler and mandolinist. I've played the guitar for many years and also play the recorder, fife, flute, and, more recently, tin whistle. I work in the communications field and, in addition to music, I enjoy photography, writing, gardening, golf and travel.

NewsBeat: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra violinist has a date with a Stradivarius

Posted on February 13, 2013 by KindaScratchy

From the Los Angeles Times: Quietly giddy, Sarah Thornblade sat on the couch of a Pasadena home nervously anticipating the encounter. She’d been waiting for this moment for weeks; when it finally came she wasted no time. Thornblade stood, unzipped … Continue reading →

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NewsBeat: A sound choice of vocation

Posted on February 12, 2013 by KindaScratchy

From the Nelson Mail, New Zealand In a quiet studio in New Zealand, Adrian Studer sits for hours on end, chiseling, scraping, and planing, over and over again. Surrounded by special tools hanging on hooks and scattered over his shaving-coated … Continue reading →

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NewsBeat: Master of Chicago family’s violin-making tradition dies

Posted on February 8, 2013 by KindaScratchy

From the Wall Street Journal: Following a family tradition that he worked to perfect, Carl Becker became one of the most acclaimed violin makers of his time. Symphony orchestras around the world feature players who depend on Mr. Becker’s instruments, … Continue reading →

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NewsBeat: Bejeweled violin a highlight at silent auction

Posted on February 7, 2013 by KindaScratchy

From The Courier (Russellville, Arkansas): Approximately 30 local businesses will be donating items for the Russellville Symphony Guild’s Silent Auction “The Talk of the Town Tables,” but no one gave an item quite like the one provided by Aldona Standridge … Continue reading →

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Innovative electronic stringed instruments showcased at NAMM Show

Posted on February 6, 2013 by KindaScratchy

From Strings Magazine (allthingsstrings) on YouTube: Michael Thurber (bass) and Charles Yang (violin) perform a duet on their NS Design electric stringed instruments at the company’s exhibit booth at NAMM 2013, the musical instrument trade show held in mid January … Continue reading →

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Fiddlerman.com members launch Traveling Fiddle on world tour

Posted on February 2, 2013 by KindaScratchy

A violin has started a journey across the United States and perhaps the world, thanks to Fiddlerman.com member VinceKnight (Dennis) who proposed the idea in the forum on January 7th. The idea took off figuratively and literally. Dennis’ concept is … Continue reading →

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NewsBeat: Scarampella violin at center of legal dispute in Texas

Posted on February 2, 2013 by KindaScratchy

From the Los Angeles Times: A valuable Scarampella violin is at the center a brewing legal dispute involving a musician with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Filip Fenrych, a Polish-born violinist with the orchestra, claims that he doesn’t owe $43,000 to a woman … Continue reading →

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Members gather for first annual Fiddlerman SoCal BBQ & Jam

Posted on January 28, 2013 by KindaScratchy

On Saturday, January 26th, several Fiddlerman.com forum members gathered, along with local fiddlers and other guests, at the Southern California home of member Fred Telarico (ftufc) for the first ever Fiddlerman SoCal BBQ and Jam. Read all about it in … Continue reading →

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