I will leave this site here as long as you all want it to be here. The other site at Ning seems to be able to handle a bit more information and it is not always relying on a few people to post. This site seemed to be just sitting here doing nothing for a long time. I want to thank Shirley for helping me with this site and the Ning site. Let me know how you all feel about both sites.
The address to the new site is:
http://violains.ning.com/main/index/notAllowed?joinTarget=http%3A%2F%2Fviolains.ning.com%2F&reason=nonm&joinFlow=default
Sunday, April 22, 2007
New Blogsite?
Now that Jacqui has set up<> does that mean that this one is going to be zapped, or perhaps remain in the ether for eternity, unused, unloved, abandoned like a puppy by the roadside, a cyber-tombstone to good intentions? What do I do?
(signed)
the Perpetually Peplexed Bumplet
(signed)
the Perpetually Peplexed Bumplet
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Strings 'n Things
Hi Everybody,
Now that you have gone private, does anybody mind if I stick around? I helped set up the blog at the beginning, but Jacqui seems to have things under control at this point. Just let her know if you would rather I be gone, and she can quietly and anonymously delete me.
As to strings on my violin (yes, violin), I started out with the requisite Dominants, but have had a set of Obligatos on for about three years now. I've also tried Thomastik Reds, Evahs, and Zyex. I really liked the Zyex... a little brighter, but I swear I didn't have to tune them the entire year I had them on. So much for complaining about the strings being true!
Now that you have gone private, does anybody mind if I stick around? I helped set up the blog at the beginning, but Jacqui seems to have things under control at this point. Just let her know if you would rather I be gone, and she can quietly and anonymously delete me.
As to strings on my violin (yes, violin), I started out with the requisite Dominants, but have had a set of Obligatos on for about three years now. I've also tried Thomastik Reds, Evahs, and Zyex. I really liked the Zyex... a little brighter, but I swear I didn't have to tune them the entire year I had them on. So much for complaining about the strings being true!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
strings
Hi, All!
Evah Pirazzi are my favorite strings. They last longer than the Eudoxa. Of course it's always such a lovely excuse to say, "My strings are no longer true." It sounds so much better than stating that my intonation, playing, etc. are on the sucky side...
Take care!
Evah Pirazzi are my favorite strings. They last longer than the Eudoxa. Of course it's always such a lovely excuse to say, "My strings are no longer true." It sounds so much better than stating that my intonation, playing, etc. are on the sucky side...
Take care!
Blog-o-Mania ! ! !
Hey Everyone!
Try logging onto this:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/viola/
Yeah... I know... how geeky can you get? But I've had fun with this Yahoo group. They pester me 2 or 3 times/day with email updates, but I don't mind, and you can opt out of that. One regular contributor is LouiseLaChance-Price who sits next to me at the Willy-Filly and who comes over to play on Sunday Afternoons, so that's all very chummy.
Anyway, once in a blue moon someone has a useful question, fielded for comment, my present fave being something on the order of "what's your opinion of Eudoxa strings". Wellsir, as a unashamed advocate of Eudoxa viola strings, you can bet I put in my 2¢ worth!
It's also a bit revealing, with respect to how Very Bent Out Of Shape people get about trivia. That can be RAWTHER tireing unless you take a broad view.
By the way... what kind of strings do you all use, and why? I first used Dominants, since they're kind of a "benchmark" baseline string, always good, never-fail. Now I use Pirastro Obligatto (sp?), which I religiously Adore for the gooey mushy sound they give to my viola. All instruments are different, of course, so a discussion of what brand might prefer is not terribly meaningful. This summer I may well be sporting all-gut Pirastro Eudoxa, just to see. I like to experiment, and I like to blame all my shortcomings on [1] the rosin, [2] the strings, [3] the price of the viola, [4] the bow, [5] the quality of bow hair, and so on, into the night.
More later,
Jim bump
Try logging onto this:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/viola/
Yeah... I know... how geeky can you get? But I've had fun with this Yahoo group. They pester me 2 or 3 times/day with email updates, but I don't mind, and you can opt out of that. One regular contributor is LouiseLaChance-Price who sits next to me at the Willy-Filly and who comes over to play on Sunday Afternoons, so that's all very chummy.
Anyway, once in a blue moon someone has a useful question, fielded for comment, my present fave being something on the order of "what's your opinion of Eudoxa strings". Wellsir, as a unashamed advocate of Eudoxa viola strings, you can bet I put in my 2¢ worth!
It's also a bit revealing, with respect to how Very Bent Out Of Shape people get about trivia. That can be RAWTHER tireing unless you take a broad view.
By the way... what kind of strings do you all use, and why? I first used Dominants, since they're kind of a "benchmark" baseline string, always good, never-fail. Now I use Pirastro Obligatto (sp?), which I religiously Adore for the gooey mushy sound they give to my viola. All instruments are different, of course, so a discussion of what brand might prefer is not terribly meaningful. This summer I may well be sporting all-gut Pirastro Eudoxa, just to see. I like to experiment, and I like to blame all my shortcomings on [1] the rosin, [2] the strings, [3] the price of the viola, [4] the bow, [5] the quality of bow hair, and so on, into the night.
More later,
Jim bump
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