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New fiddle i picked up mainly for travel. Wanted something that sounded good but didnt have to worry so mich about as far as temp changes and humidity...etc. It has all carbon composite parts including bridge. Has geared pegs and 4 fine tumers
Larsen something or another strings... cant remember.
Sounds great to me. Not as open as my wood fiddle but still has a good tone and projection. Im thinking if your looking for a 1000 or less violin, give this one a look.
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COOL - CONGRATULATIONS!
Got the carbon composite bridge, too!
...was kinda surprised my last one still came with a wood bridge.
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thanks! worked out well that local shop had one. fiddlershop carries them too.. as you know. 🙂 I cant say enough that to me in this price range the sound and build will be equal to whatever you can find. It is on the subdued side as far as volume goes, but thats good. im definatley not wanting to project over everyone else so works for me. But its NOT muffled or anything. just more on the quiet side. ill post a couple more tommorow.
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Congrats on the new fiddle, tone sounds good to me, amazing some of these new materials that they are now starting to use.
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thanks @stringy
yeah i think this would be a perfect 1st violin and is gonna be a great addition for travel reasons. For the 500-1500 range i think one should seriously consider this. Youre going to get something in a fiddle that still has a reason to keep in the collection if you ever decide to step into the 3000.00 or up range.
heres some clunky fiddling recorded on my phone.
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Thats some nice fiddling going on there, I like the softer sound you are getting from it as well.
Is the bridge carbon fibre? I was just wondering what it would be like paired with a wooden bridge.
I myself now use only my musing bow, which is a carbon weave, wasnt cheap but I love it, I like the idea of different materials, just because they have always been made of wood doesnt mean that they always should be.
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thank you @stringy
everything is carbon...even soundpost. obviously strings arent and theres some cork between chin rest and top. Ive been playing on a coda bow for a while and love it.
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Grats on the new fiddle, it's got a good throaty sound to me.
Good playing a well.
Grats,
Mark
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thank you @Mark !
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Very nice! It seems to have a deeper tone and I love the deep "echoey" sound, for lack of better way of describing what I hear. It really adds to the piece and feel. Sounds like walking or skipping down a canyon. I love it!
Is it much heavier than the wood violin? I was told they are heavier. I really like,that.
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@ABitRusty -
Really enjoy seeing/hearing how much fun you're having with your new fiddle!
Thinking of a name?
Now that you got yourself a waterproof fiddle, do we get to see some fiddling on the trail?
By the river?
Maybe by the campfire?
Got my fingers crossed!
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probably not...but yah never know what i may record 😆. For sure not a motivated reason or any consideration for why i bought it, but here we are talking about my post... 🙃🙂
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Looks intriguing. I hadn't considered one, but they are affordable and may be slightly better than my German factory job. I'd have difficulty choosing which version, though.
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Gordon Shumway said
Looks intriguing. I hadn't considered one, but they are affordable and may be slightly better than my German factory job. I'd have difficulty choosing which version, though.
I really couldnt say that its a replacement for a fine wooden violin but i dont think thats what its purpose is. Its kinda neat that it can even be made and get as close as it does to one though. And even thats going to be a personal thing from player to player. some may feel they are.
@Mouse sorry i missed your post above. yes it is heavier, but i notice that when ive played it for a bit then picked up my main wooden fiddle. If you just pick it up without a moment in time reference, i dont think youd notice it. its only by doing an A vs B kind of comparison that i think it would be apparent.
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ABitRusty said
Gordon Shumway said
Looks intriguing. I hadn't considered one, but they are affordable and may be slightly better than my German factory job. I'd have difficulty choosing which version, though.
I really couldnt say that its a replacement for a fine wooden violin but i dont think thats what its purpose is. Its kinda neat that it can even be made and get as close as it does to one though. And even thats going to be a personal thing from player to player. some may feel they are.
@Mouse sorry i missed your post above. yes it is heavier, but i notice that when ive played it for a bit then picked up my main wooden fiddle. If you just pick it up without a moment in time reference, i dont think youd notice it. its only by doing an A vs B kind of comparison that i think it would be apparent.
I think they probably discussed this on VCom, but since wood is fibrous (and carbon-based) and CF is carbon fibre, I'm not sure why CF couldn't one day imitate wood well.
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Also think it sounds very good as well, very clean and mellow. Have never considered a carbon violin before. But do play a CodaBow diamond NX and love it. Made a huge difference compared to my previous (cheap?) wooden bow.
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ABitRusty said @Mouse sorry i missed your post above. yes it is heavier, but i notice that when ive played it for a bit then picked up my main wooden fiddle. If you just pick it up without a moment in time reference, i dont think youd notice it. its only by doing an A vs B kind of comparison that i think it would be apparent.
The violin my grandfather made is quite heavy. He didn't have the tools necessary to thin the wood down. It really does have a nice and unique "fiddle" tune. I kind of notice it right away. I should weight it some time, 😂.
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@Gordon Shumway I suspect the carbon will become more comparable to the wood instruments in sound. I have mixed feelings about that. I like the different sounds.
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@ABitRusty Congrats! Sounds great!
I got one, too, about a year ago, used (looked brand new--nothing wrong with it). I like to use it now during the hot (HOT) Georgia summer, taking it to my group practice & sometimes even to my lessons--convenient to be able to run into the store for a few minutes without having to worry about leaving it in the car (would never do that with my wood one with this heat).
Mine came with Dominants; didn't like them on it, and changed them to Larsens (since that's what they normally come with), but they may have been worn, don't know. Haven't tried anything else on it, been happy with the Larsens.
I agree with you about the price/value of it. And it's practical value (durability) makes it more valuable, I think. Wouldn't hesitate to take this along on a trip 
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Gordon Shumway said
I think they probably discussed this on VCom, but since wood is fibrous (and carbon-based) and CF is carbon fibre, I'm not sure why CF couldn't one day imitate wood well.
I think it's already being done to some extent. Over the last 15 years or so, I've seen a handful of Luis & Clark carbon fiber instruments in orchestras I've played in. If I were blindfolded, I probably wouldn't be able to identify them as carbon fiber, even in comparison with wooden instruments in the same price range.
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