Well I rented a violin this afternoon

[thetroy]

I probably should have got a book or something too, but after about 15 minutes of playing I am totally rocking a 1-octave G Major scale

[fett]

I always wanted to fiddle about. That's way cool.

[fuel0707]

I remember when my sister started taking violin lessons when we were kids. It was her first instrument and wow, was that ever painful to listen to for the first several weeks.

Good luck to you, troy.

[Super_shredder]

i bought a violin and i stil havent got round to playing it yet

[Norton]

Well, you may make the notes sound in pitch, but if you've just begun, you probably sound like 1000 virgins screaming in their first time





And yes, I do play violin.A bit.

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

Well, you may make the notes sound in pitch, but if you've just begun, you probably sound like 1000 virgins screaming in their first time





And yes, I do play violin.A bit.

where do you find a 1000 virgins these days?

[Norton]

where do you find a 1000 virgins these days?

In Iran,probably.

[thetroy]

It actually doesn't sound as terrible as I thought it would - the hardest part so far is just trying to find a comfortable way to hold the thing.

[Norton]

It actually doesn't sound as terrible as I thought it would - the hardest part so far is just trying to find a comfortable way to hold the thing.

There IS a comfortable way to hold the thing. The right way.

[Bengal65]

I had one back in '76, not for long though. I couldn't play the thing to save my life

[thetroy]

There IS a comfortable way to hold the thing. The right way.

Unfortunately it seems like not even the pro's have agreed on a 'right way' from what I have read. Some people say to use a shoulder rest and not use your left hand at all while others say shoulder rests are for losers and you should use your left hand.