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Make a Bridge Support for Shipping a Violin

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this post To greater insure that the sound-post stays in place on a violin or viola during shipping, you can easily build your own bridge support. This simple cardboard insert (invented by Fiddlerman ;-)) will … Continue reading →

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Meet “Ferret” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Fiddlerman

My name is John Luck (Ferret) and I live in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. I was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1950. My family and I moved to Byron Bay around 30 years ago and am … Continue reading →

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Meet “Worldfiddler” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this post• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. Well, as for my age, I’m kinda like not 21 any more, although I feel … Continue reading →

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Fiddlerman’s International Pachelbel’s Canon Group Project

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Fiddlerman

Players from around the globe, members of Fiddlerman.com, join together and record themselves to produce a group performance of “Pachelbel’s Canon”. Around 40 tracks and 25 players from around the world contribute to this performance. Many of them having played … Continue reading →

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How Strong is a Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber Bow?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this post Instead of rehairing one of my fiddlerman carbon fiber bows I decided to test it’s strength out of curiousity. I was pleasantly please to discover how tough they really are. Not aware that … Continue reading →

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Innovative electronic stringed instruments showcased at NAMM Show

Posted on February 6, 2013 by KindaScratchy

From Strings Magazine (allthingsstrings) on YouTube: Michael Thurber (bass) and Charles Yang (violin) perform a duet on their NS Design electric stringed instruments at the company’s exhibit booth at NAMM 2013, the musical instrument trade show held in mid January … Continue reading →

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Meet “picklefish” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Fiddlerman

Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. I am 41 years old, I was born in Norwalk, Conneticut. My dad was in the Navy stationed in Groton, Ct. We … Continue reading →

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Fiddlerman’s International Christmas 2012 Group Youtube Project

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Fiddlerman

Twenty-five fiddlerman.com members sent their videos in for a total of 52 tracks. This is the result of the 2012 Fiddlerman Christmas Project. For information on future projects stay posted at Fiddlerman.com and especially the forum. See below the instructions, … Continue reading →

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Meet “Suresh” from Fiddlerman’s “Fiddle Talk” forum

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Fiddlerman

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. 63 years – Madurai, India – Tuticorin, India. • What made you decide to play the violin? When I was 12 … Continue reading →

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GCV – Cremona Kreisler Strad Replica Review

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Fiddlerman

Join the forum discussion on this post Cremona Kreisler Violin These violins are so good that we have a hard time believing that they are replicas and not fine old Italian violins. Recently we tested more than a dozen new … Continue reading →

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