FiddleHed Network

I heard it on Peakfiddler. It sounds much better there.

Cool song! Is that a Fiddlehed one? I really like it.

You’ve inspired me, Jameseke! I’m going to make vibrato my next challenge. It’s just been one of those things I haven’t been able to get. Love the analogy of the Queen E’s wave!

Yep … practice is key indeed. Some months to go yet it seems 🙂

Mike, it’s 29 inches. Is that longer than standard?

As far as I have researched there is finger, wrist and arm vibrato.
Jason has a really great tutorial on vibrato.
I just basically have practiced doing the wrist vibrato exercises for about a year. Basically like you are knocking on a door.
I first just held the violin right where the neck joins the body and spent about 4 months working on the…[Read more]

Very haunting, especially with that echo

Debbie, how long is your bow? It looks massive

Excellent, do you bend your wrist to play vibrato. I shall be trying that very shortly. Oh, and your tone sounds really good.

Nice Kate! I loved the raised eyebrow on the one and only note you missed! 😉

Nice job Leanna! I am also working on this tune, among others. Yes, you might slow it down a bit to get more accuracy in the notes. Like Tim O’Brian says, “If you can’t play it slow, you sure can’t play it fast!” That’s a difficult tune with all the 5 note rolls but I am slogging my way through it, just like you! Thanks for posting! 🙂