Le 2012-05-16 04:12, Invisible a écrit :
>>> As I say, I haven't played violin for about 20 years. So having one in
>>> my hands again, I'm struggling to remember what you're actually supposed
>>> to do with it... I guess the long and short of it is that I need to find
>>> a professional violin teacher.
>>
>> That probably would help, yes - even if just for a refresher. Maybe a
>> local school orchestra director would be willing to take a few hours and
>> sit down with you?
>
> Yeah, maybe.
>
> OTOH, last night I got my violin out, and found the D-string loose. When
> I tried to tighten it, it snapped in half. So /that/ should be cheap to
> fix... >_<

Amazon has them from $5.99 all the way to $75.99 for a 4 string set. 
I'm sure you'll be able to find something locally in the same price 
range, so you won't have to pay shipping from South Korea. :P

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