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Continue reading →: Equipment upgrade: Auroras
I felt like now was a good time to put my fun new strings on Kytte. 1. The harp style tailpiece is very weird, I had to string the G up with So Much of the silk over the nut, I genuinely thought I’d have to buy a set of…
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Continue reading →: The VSO that keeps on givingSo here’s one of the weirder Common VSO Attributes: instead of having an ebony fingerboard, they use a cheaper, softer wood that is painted black. Yeah, okay, I get it, not a huge market for Blindingly White Fingerboards, and non-black ebony fittings get dyed for use. But why do these…
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Continue reading →: *beep boop!*
“If it’s made in a factory, that means robots made it” Sounds like someone never watched How It’s Made! (I actually stumbled across episodes of How It’s Made on yubtub recently, and since I’ve been working on the VSO vs Cheap Violin post, it’s fun to look at the points…
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Continue reading →: Growth!
It’s been very fun recalibrating my views of violin from unaware pre-professional to amateur musician. Yeah, I still think everyone should buy their violin by doing trials and buying the best–but not necessarily the most expensive–instrument for them (if for no other reason than it’s quite a bit of money…
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Continue reading →: Peg dopes
I’ve been operating under the mistaken assumption that the VSO had been fitted with peg blanks. Oh, if only that was the case… In my previous post, I showed the ‘fit’ of the pegs in the VSO. ‘Fit’ because it’s truly atrocious, there’s very little contact between the small end…
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Continue reading →: The Curious Case of the VSO, Part 1?This isn’t necessarily a real in-depth analysis of my recently acquired violin-shaped object. I do plan to do a side-by-side comparison with the Prelude, but I haven’t had time to take photos yet. Instead, let’s take a peek at the pictures I snapped on my phone while I was unboxing.…
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Continue reading →: Good Twin Meets Evil TwinThere’s been some fun deliveries at Chez Amateur Bard. I bought a beginner level violin (Franz Hoffmann Prelude) from Shar for my sister’s birthday present (with her knowledge and permission; surprise instruments are Not Recommended lol). It’s on the left in the above picture. On the right is… a VSO.…
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Continue reading →: untitled post 93It’s been pretty quiet here while I heal up from another adventure-induced back injury. I knit a cute little wrist/belt pouch for Rabbit, feat. handspun + dyed yarns because Why Not. (Pattern is based on Olivia Hoak’s Paladin Pouch dice bag)
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