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Congratulations on your new viola. I love the deep sound. Are you primarily a viola player or violin?
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I like the rich voice..... nice instrument there Barry !
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - 
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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Really nice sounding instrument Barry. I really like the sound of violas and that FM Concert looks and sounds great. Now you'll get a lot of practice at transposing guitar and piano music down a fifth.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ~Herm Albright
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I love love your playing. Begat a great instrument. It puts the bar high for me getting one too! ;). Love it!
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Cool Barry!!!!!
Sorry about the string. We'll get a new one out ASAP. The cheap Chinese strings are more sensitive. 
Yes Overture Ultra strings come from China.
You are picking that up SUPER fast! Love the way you utilize the C string at the end of those two pieces. That second piece was especially fun to listen to. Sounds like you combined some well known piece/pieces with some improvisation. Am I close?
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but the one who needs the least."
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Nice viola mate. Sounds really nice.
I'm waiting for new strings to arrive for mine. I broke the A string. Won't tell how I did that. A bit embarrassing really 
I'll be around to VM as soon as they arrive.
Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of 
..... What was I saying???? 
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Yay.. I hope to see you over there. I am hanging there so I can become enlightened and enabled. 
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Cool Barry! That viola has a nice tone, and you play it really well too!
"Music is what feelings sound like." ~ Author Unknown
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Very nice Videos Barry. I am unfamiliar with both tunes, but I loved them. Nice bow hold and posture!!!
The Devil one.. that was fast and furious. Kicking butt on that thing are ye?
Right on!!
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WOW Barry, you suit that instrument like a hand in a glove. You're progressing so quickly too.
Great post!
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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That was great Barry. Very nice.
Violinist start date - May 2013
Fiddler start date - May 2014
FIDDLE- Gift from a dear friend. A 1930-40 german copy, of a french copy of a Stradivarius. BOW - $50 carbon fiber. Strings - Dominants with E Pirastro Gold string.
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Barry said
Fiddlerman said
WOW Barry, you suit that instrument like a hand in a glove. You're progressing so quickly too.
Great post!If you look at the still shot on the devils dream video you can see my form is near perfect, something I cant do with the violin due to my bigfoot like structure
This is true, plus the 16.5" looks like a normal size instrument in your hands. With me it looks huge. <---- I know what you guys are thinking. Not funny - LOL
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but the one who needs the least."
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