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The violin is the best known bowed string instrument. It is the smallest of the string instruments normally used in orchestral music. It is used in all music styles and is very common in classical, country, and certain types of folk and traditional music. Another name for the violin is the fiddle.

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Starting career with cheap violin

I'm pretty sure the answer has to be vague & opinion-based, but try this... ...until the point at which you decide the reason you're not getting bookings is because of your sound rather than your abi …
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Is Violin Outfit safe in a Airplane Cargo

For many years after that all my cases were marked "Fragile - please throw under-arm" I'd say if the violin is worth more than a seat, buy it a seat, otherwise pack it well, check your insurance, & hope … I've never needed to get a second one out ;) If you're going to risk airline baggage-mangling… ermmm… handling… then at minimum, reduce the string tension; for a violin I'd probably detach the bridge …
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Shall I stop my daughter's violin practice or how should I adjust

You've become what she's fighting, not the violin. …
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Why don't violins have geared tuners?

I would suspect that someone trying to sell a violin with a head like a classical guitar wouldn't be able to sell them into a very, very traditional market. So... what did they do instead? …
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How to emulate a violin using a guitar?

Check out their sound clips - the violin is pretty close, but you can get way better spicatto than their sample. …
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Violin fingerboard issue

It's hard to tell from the photographs* whether the entire neck has 'simply' sheared off, or whether there's some body collapse to go with it. Either way, it needs a professional. Price up the cost of …
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Should practice be shared with the general public for the sake of sharing

Maybe this is just my age, but… This seems to be a very modern penchant - spend half your life posting things online that are not yet perfected. Why not just get it right first? YouTube, TikTok et al …
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As a soloist, should I face the audience or the conductor during long tutti sections?

You could remain directly facing the audience, with the smile gradually dripping from your face to be replaced by something between boredom & abject terror... ...or you may find it a lot easier to ju …
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