Hello everyone!  My name is Sidney, "spatin51" on Fiddlerman, and I am just introducing myself to the group.  I play violin, or rather I work at playing the violin.  I started playing with lessons over 30 years ago, then I moved to Colorado Springs and the violin stayed in a closet until about 4 or 5 years ago when I decided to try it again.  I consider myself somewhere between beginner and intermediate, depends on the piece I am trying to play of course.  I am a semi-retired attorney, and can find the time to practice almost every day.  I hope to be able to learn some of the more technical parts of playing the violin, such as smooth bow changes (which is eluding me at this time) and developing a professional sound.  I look forward to visiting with the group and learning more about the violin each day. 

Sidney