Any Violin/Fiddle Players On Here?

[thejuice]

After years of thinkin about it, got myself an old 2nd hand violin. Hope with enough practice to join in on a few seisiún ceol in the pub some day. Anyway the one i got seems to be lacking a bridge. Anyone know if they can be got and easily fitted? Checked online but not much luck.

[Puckoon]

You should be able to pick up a bridge in most music shops.

[thejuice]

great and do they just fit into place and stay there due to string tension or do they need to be glued/fixed?

[Puckoon]

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/music/violin.html#c4

[Puckoon]

Let me call my dad here, I cant remember off the top of my head.

I think* it needs some glue

[Puckoon]

Juice, alright -
First things first - NO GLUE!!

1. Any music store should have them - and they could probably fit it for you if you didnt want to mess around.


If you do however,

1. No Glue - I think we covered that already
2. Position the bridge between the end of the fingerboard, and the "fishtail" black thing that holds the strings. On either side of the fiddle should be the "F" holes, each of these should have a small notch cut into them around the middle. This is a marker for the general area of where you want the bridge to be.
3. Depending on the sound you want, some people place it closer to, or farther away from the end of the fingerboard.

[thejuice]

Juice, alright -
First things first - NO GLUE!!

1. Any music store should have them - and they could probably fit it for you if you didnt want to mess around.


If you do however,

1. No Glue - I think we covered that already
2. Position the bridge between the end of the fingerboard, and the "fishtail" black thing that holds the strings. On either side of the fiddle should be the "F" holes, each of these should have a small notch cut into them around the middle. This is a marker for the general area of where you want the bridge to be.
3. Depending on the sound you want, some people place it closer to, or farther away from the end of the fingerboard.

oh think i'll take it to the shop, it'll be less danger of breaking the thing.

thanks puckoon, your a legend amoung men,

[thejuice]

Ok got myself a bridge for me fiddle, but its only uncovered another problem, The strings wont stay taught. when I try to tighten the strings the tuning heads cant hold them, they just unwind till the strings are loose. Perhaps the bridge is too high.

[Gold]

Buy a new Fiddle. You would have had 2 weeks practice in by now had you done so at the start!

[Gnevin]

What is the difference between a Violin and a Fiddle?

[heganboy]

spelling

[Puckoon]

Ok got myself a bridge for me fiddle, but its only uncovered another problem, The strings wont stay taught. when I try to tighten the strings the tuning heads cant hold them, they just unwind till the strings are loose. Perhaps the bridge is too high.

When you turn the tuning pegs, you are supposed to push them in at the same time. Kinda like a twist and push. That might help.

[Orior]

Nice story here including mention of a violin player and Down fan from Belfast.

http://www.fuegoyagua.com/

[thejuice]

thanks puck,

[Puckoon]

Juice did you put the bridge on yourself?