primo_violino

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by primo_violino 17y ago
apologies for formatting - the carriage returns didn't post for some reason...
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by primo_violino 17y ago
only affects cheap violins? first time I've heard that one - not syaing it's untrue, but it seems strange. I think it's more likely that a more expensive violin gets looked after - and if it's played regularly, the player is a little more
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by primo_violino 17y ago
by detuning do you mean in terms or pitch or in terms of something else? any player normally tunes the instrument's pitch before playing, so this won't make a difference in terms of sleeping.
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by primo_violino 17y ago
that cornet is the exception, and helps illustrate my point - it's about a new instrument being immediately playable, and older ones needing to be 'learnt'. > It's also been well tested that string instruments don't appear to get better
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by primo_violino 17y ago
hurrah, a very good point made at last. Strings do go off, and at different rates. Typically depending on the amount of playing. A pro will change strings around every 6 months, and get the bow rehaired annually - some will do it more fr
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by primo_violino 17y ago
indeed, a maker I worked with put a cam on a motor on the bridge of his instruments, and then swept through all the notes, for a bout a week or so. He reckoned it was about the same as a year's worth of playing. Many little tricks they us
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by primo_violino 17y ago
brass instruments are a different game. String instruments apparently get better with age. Brass instruments get worse with age. Lifespan of a pro brass instrument is less than a decade - the sound really does drop off. As the sound drop