Quick Links This Day in Music History Music Education @ DataDragon.com Music Education Forums Maintain Your Forum Information Bernadette Peters - Broadway's Best Sudoku (take a break for a puzzle!) Topic: silent violin From the Music Questions forum. Post a reply or begin a new topic. View other threads or jump to a different forum. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web datadragon.com Author Topic:   silent violin Anonymous Anonymous Poster From Internet Network: 195.92.67.x posted: 12/15/2004 at 5:08:32 PM ET can anyone tell me why my violin is so quiet i have just got it today and after spending a good two hours putting rosin on it it still wont make my strings sound any louder than a dull scratch any advice would be gratefully received! maintube Registered User Registered: 5/26/2004 posted: 12/15/2004 at 5:23:37 PM ET Apply a little more pressure. Do thi s gradually and you should reach a point when you get a good sound. Anonymous Anonymous Poster From Internet Network: 195.92.67.x posted: 12/15/2004 at 5:32:25 PM ET thanks for the tip i'll keep trying. do you know how much difference a horse hair bow would make cause i think mines synthetic. quote: Apply a little more pressure. Do thi s gradually and you should reach a point when you get a good sound. craneclassical Registered User From: Atlanta, Ga Registered: 9/5/2003 posted: 1/20/2005 at 8:17:04 PM ET Horse hair bows make a huge difference, and also make sure your stings are violin strings that are metal wound on a core,texture is the ticket. Good luck... Adam Crane artistic director CraneClassical Music Society "Music for the Masses" ...Bridging the Gap www.craneclassical.com maintube Registered User Registered: 5/26/2004 posted: 1/21/2005 at 11:26:54 AM ET I'm not a string player so I don't know for sure. I wouldn't think there would be much difference. Anonymous Anonymous Poster From Internet Network: 213.122.32.x posted: 1/22/2005 at 2:23:05 PM ET Just keep trying! You'll get there! Let us know how you get on!! xxxx Do you think this topic is inappropriate? Vote it down. After a thread receives a certain amount of negative votes it will be automatically locked. Please contact us with any concerns you might have.

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