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Experimental Fiddles
Maybe we don't need exact copies of the Masters'.
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Say the word 'experiment', and I'm all ears. (lol) 

Found a cool sound test on some experimental fiddles, with fronts, backs and ribs - all carved differently.  Raises some questions.

Sound Test of Experimental Violins

 

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← A Baroque Violin that has NO ribs!  

...wonder how that sounds. (lol)

- Emily

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Interesting. That would probably be hard to hold for me though. I would need a shoulder rest or very high chinrest and I never use traditional should-rests. Sometimes I use a rubber pad.

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@Fiddlerman -

🤣 Yes, the 'ribless' Baroque violin might be hard to play, but my GIF really didn't have anything to do with the experiment. 

They compared the sound of 3 very differently carved violins. 

The results were surprising. 

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I love experimenting with different designs.

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