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ABitRusty said
too funny @stringy.. it seems ok. i didnt measure but figured it would be ok with fiddle being main thing i spend the most time on. thanks!@mouse a cello will for sure be added down the road. i wouldve went that route and honestly spent more time looking at them but i thought i could get quicker use out of the viola for now. thanks!
@SharonC just trying to mix it up a bit. got some ideas from jims blog and thought a good place to try them out. thank you!
You certainly sound right at home with it, great playing.
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@wtw 😐 lol a hotel california thing.. yes its been addictive so far! thank you!
thank you stringy!
@elcbk. i dont k ow how to post the wacky gifs but if i could it would be the
OMG ITS HAPPENING
one from the office..
youre REQUIRED to post a video in next 24hrs..unless you cant due to constraints of the day. you know what i mean i hope. Happy day!! 
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@ABitRusty -
Yep, that was me & Kevin... opening the box - EXACTLY!
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OMG! - definitely found some muscles I didn't use with Mortimer. (lol)
Bare with me... this might take me a couple days!
Such a HUGE difference in sound from inside!
🤔... what to name this beast?
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@ELCBK - You should at least post a picture, Emily!
The old curmudgeon!
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...ah, the suspense.
I had to wait a long time for this.
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So did we! lol
The old curmudgeon!
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no pressure...take your time.
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@ABitRusty -
Did you use the same brand/style of shoulder rest on your viola, that you use on your violins?
I've been back & forth whether or not to even use a shoulder rest.
Didn't want to go through the hassle of drastic modifications - like on my violin Bon Musica, so trying the low Resonans. ...it's growing on me.
Still trying to figure out the best position, e.g., how far forward and angle - so I have the least drastic changes in both arm movements. Awkward & very aware I have to bow farther away from my body, while still bowing straight. ...should've practiced 'Sul Tasto' on my Violin! (lol)
There's not a lot of difference in the left hand, of course my arm is more outstretched - little wider interval spacing on the fingerboard.
🤔 Also the string spacing is wider - I notice a pretty big difference in fast string-crossing. Turns out, the arch is also much more pronounced on my new Carbon Composite Bridge - much taller in the center!
...not so sure that's a good thing, but we'll see.
I do have a set of Zyex strings on the way - like to try them in place of the Larsen originals. The A string, especially, is too thin - uncomfortable for as much as I like to play on it. I think it's possible to get more out of strings than what I'm hearing, so if the Zyex make a difference, I might try a few others.
...just found out Fiddlershop can get Virtuoso strings for Violas! 🤗
My first impressions comparing my Glasser 5-string AEX Violin vs. 16" Glasser 5-string (acoustic) VIOLA:
- The rich matte finish on my Viola is BEAUTIFUL & feels wonderful!
- The new Carbon Composite Bridge basically disappears - blends perfectly with the tailpiece and fingerboard! THANK YOU, ANDREW GLASSER - so happy you made this work - love it!
- I expected the Viola to be heavier, overall - so I was pleasantly surprised! Like to make note; realizing it may not be aesthetically pleasing to remove it, but if the scroll on a CF instrument doesn't have magical powers - I'd remove it, just to lighten that end. ...I'm a wimp. (lol)
- The sound generated is completely different on my Viola! Like talking down in a well, in comparison to my Violin - with all it's sound on the 'surface'! First, I wondered if I preferred my violin - I mean I worked a LONG time to get THAT sound. Then yesterday, I only played the Viola. Now, I just played both... my perception has changed! My VIOLIN seems changed the most - now sounding like an early phonograph, is what came to mind! (lol)
- Think the shape of the Bridge (prev mention) might take me a couple days to get used to.
- Okay, already touched on hand & arm 'logistics'. (lol)
I will do a comparison in a video, shortly!
It's all I can do, since I don't have experience with any other viola and haven't touched a wooden violin since I was in 4th grade.
...yep, gonna have to try the 'F' string, too! 😁
- Emily
THANK YOU, FIDDLERMAN & THE FIDDLERSHOP!
Appreciate you went above & beyond the call of duty!
💖 💖 💖 💖 💖
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@elcbk said "Did you use the same brand/style of shoulder rest on your viola, that you use on your violins? "
I used the shoulder rest that was sent with it...the fiddlerman. I use an everest on the violins.
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@ABitRusty -
Thanx!
Just got told Fiddlershop can get Virtuoso Viola Strings!
Yay!
...editing my prev post. 😊
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Day 3:
New 'Nameless' Viola let me sound MUCH better!
Looking forward to another GREAT day... and closer to recording!
- Emily
It's like training an animal... first, you have to get acquainted & gain it's trust - then, begin working together. (lol)
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Thanks for pointing out that we had missed listing the Viola Virtuoso strings Emily. We take those orders regularly over the phone but it's way easier for us if the products are listed. LOL
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Not trying to turn this thread into a blog, but yesterday
I thought I BROKE my new, 'nameless', VIOLA!
It buzzed while I played on the A string! 😳
🤨 Thought, "Oh NO, I better not have a wolf tone!".
...button on my shirt was touching the Viola body.
🙄
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Thursday I think it was i kept hearing a rattle or scratch while playing the fiddle ( yeah i know no comments lol )
turned out to be my tuner. took it off problem solved!
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@ELCBK Congrats on the new (nameless) Viola! 
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
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ABitRusty said
Thursday I think it was i kept hearing a rattle or scratch while playing the fiddle ( yeah i know no comments lol )turned out to be my tuner. took it off problem solved!
As I mentioned in my blog, same thing happened to me, but it was more like a harmonic when playing a C on the A string. Then when I banged my hand on the bottom, got a rattle. Drove me nuts 'til I found it was the tuner.
The old curmudgeon!
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@ABitRusty -
Ooo, Ooo, Ooo!
PICKED A NAME FOR MY VIOLA!
...was almost James Earl Jones. (lol)
Edgar!
In a Viola Suit!
...Men In Black.
...there's something inside with a deep voice. (lol)
Name yours, yet?
- Emily
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@elcbk havent really thought of a name till read your post... figure ol scratch will work..
heres a couple i made tonight. just a quick cell phone video. i havent tried much in the way of playing things in the original fiddle keys yet... just doing my sawing to end the day.
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