Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:18:36 +0200, andrel wrote:
> 
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:25:16 +0100, St. wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Heh, the trick is not in the arm, it's in the fingers.  Used to be a
>>>>> violinist, so my left hand is quite agile.
>>>>     You did that left-handed? And you're naturally right-handed (I
>>>>     assume)?
>>>> Fairplay if so.  :oO
>>> Actually, yes, I am naturally right-handed, but that was with my left
>>> hand.  Used to be faster, but I haven't played my violin in several
>>> years now.
>>>
>>> I wonder what it'd be like if I actually were still playing. :-)
>>>
>> over-fatigued?
> 
> Hmmm, probably, do need to take a break once in a while after all. ;-)
> 
> I've tried a few times recently - don't have the callouses on my fingers 
> any more, so it does actually hurt a bit to play.
> 
> Well, that and that I need about $400 worth of work done on my violin - 
> had some work done on it some time ago, and whoever did the actual work 
> glopped some varnish on the end of the soundpost.  Friend of a friend in 
> the Utah Symphony (a cellist) said he'd take it back to the last people 
> who worked on it and make them fix it - but the guy's no longer in Utah, 
> so getting them to do anything is going to be a problem anyways.
Ah yes, Utah. I do have friends over there, but the friend (Willibrord 
Crijnen) I could refer you to lives in Marseille. That is a bit far away 
I am afraid. :(
Willibrord and I studied physics together, but although he was extremely 
good (as in: better than me), after 2 or 3 years his genetic 
predisposition took over and he dropped out of university to become a 
fulltime violin builder. I spent many happy afternoons in his workshop 
talking a.o. about the physics of the violin family.
I still use him now and then to make the point that talent is important 
in finishing a degree in physics, but motivation is much more important.
> 
> Not to mention that the e-string screech was one of the things I asked 
> them to fix - the cause was something other than what I thought it was, 
> though, and they did actually do the work I'd asked for, it just was the 
> wrong cause and they didn't look any further.  I can't remember who 
> worked on it before that.
> 
> Jim

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