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Howdy y’all! As you’ve probably guessed, I am a Texan-- born and raised. I’ve just finished my first year working towards an MS in Mechanical Engineering. It’s a bit of a change considering my undergraduate background is in psychology, biology, physics, and history! (Yeah, I switched majors a few times.)
I have always enjoyed music. When I was younger, my family would take trips to see different performances with my favorite being a trip to NYC to see John Williams conduct the New York Philharmonic. We don’t really have time to travel anymore but we still try to go to the local symphony Pops concerts together on occasion. Anyway, I figured that I might enjoy learning to play an instrument since I liked listening to them so much. I picked the fiddle primarily because it is portable but also because it would give me a chance to play my great-great grandfather’s instrument. Liking folk music probably didn’t hurt either.
It’s been a bit tough practicing the last couple of months since my four roommates and I are on completely opposite schedules and they can hear me even with a mute. (We’re in a historic home with very thin walls and…
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Thanks for telling us more about you F4Fun, that was funny with the dog and cat haha. I would say to hell with the roomates, they can give you 20 min practice with a mute geez! We have to stop backing off and start making arrangements! 
"It can sing like a bird, it can cry like a human being, it can be very angry, it can be all that humans are" Maxim Vengerov
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Congratulations F4F! Great vid, great prize! Wonderful learning more about you too...
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So THATS the person behind the ad. Many thanks for sharing.
Though you don't look like a Texan to me. Where's your big hat?
I am amazed at how old people of my age are.....
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Congratulations to an honest player...
a well deserved reward for all your hard work. Nice vid... of course I DID vote for you and I'm not ashamed to admit that... after all, I'm a violin addict as well. LOL
"If you practice with your hands you must practice all day. Practice with your mind and you can accomplish the same amount in minutes." Nathan Milstein
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