i've always wanted to take up the violin, and now i think i'm going to do it, since i can just borrow my brother's violin...anyone have any experience with any instructors/teachers around here? self-teaching tools?

also, the violin is ~80 years old and could probably stand to be looked at (though it seems to be in great shape)...suggestions for anyone who does this?

11/24/2008 10:45:36 AM

take up cello instead, if you have large hands its easier, trust me.

There is, unless hes not there anymore, a violin shop on Hillsborough St. He does quality work but you will pay up the ass for it

[Edited on November 24, 2008 at 11:31 AM. Reason : .]

11/24/2008 11:30:32 AM

gotta learn the fiddle too

11/24/2008 11:34:35 AM

^^ actually, my hands aren't exactly huge and my fingers aren't thick...also, i'm pretty dextrous (years of typing, i guess), so i think i might be able to do it...also, a violin is a LOT more portable than a cello

^ baby steps

11/24/2008 11:44:50 AM

Quote :

"The term fiddle refers to a violin; it is a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music. Fiddle playing, or fiddling, is a style of music."

11/24/2008 11:55:32 AM

^no shit?

11/24/2008 12:03:10 PM

If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band

11/24/2008 12:58:15 PM

I'll sell you a cheap violin - But it'd have to be removed from my wall as decoration first

11/24/2008 1:04:09 PM

^^^I dunno, you said "learn the fiddle too" and I read that as learn the fiddle as opposed to the violin.

11/24/2008 1:10:18 PM

style vs. style, dude.

11/24/2008 1:11:08 PM

I know a bunch of fiddle players, but i don't know any violin players.....

11/24/2008 1:31:52 PM

cello's better anyway, but they're expensive. as far as portability goes, cello isn't that big of a pain to be honest. it's bass where it becomes prohibitively large.

11/24/2008 1:54:46 PM

yes, the cost of using the violin is $0, while the cost of using (renting, buying, whatever) a cello is more than $0...that alone is a deciding factor, as i don't need another expensive hobby

plus, i LIKE the violin...it's not just that i'm looking for any stringed instrument, it's that i really want to learn to play the violin in particular...and i don't think you can even remotely equate the violin to the cello in terms of portability...one i can stick in my backpack and the other IS the backpack

11/24/2008 3:10:15 PM