This last year was rather busy.  I did not practice much on the violin, barely enough so I did not backslide too far.  But I have had a renewed focus on music over the year, and I have been working a lot on guitar and keyboards.

I wrote a little blip in the chat column about it, but I am switching my focus on violin from acoustic to electric.  It is really those sounds and styles that motivate me, so why not go with it?  Sure, I have gained an appreciation for classical and even some folk music, but what really drives me is much more modern sounds and styles.

I guess I don't really see any valid reasons myself for having to learn on a normal violin.  Sure, skills overlap, some are a bit different, but like guitar, would I really want to learn on acoustic to play electric?   Probably not.

There seem to be more electric players out there now than used to be, but for the most part, especially learning, I see most approach it as acoustic to learn and main, electric for fun.  I guess for me, being true to myself, it's the opposite.