bbobb24 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I need some help. My kids have been asking for a whil now for instruments. Luckily my son wanted drums, I'm not a drummer by any stretch but I do know how to set up a drum kit, so he's happy. My daughter, on the other hand, wanted a violin. I bought one from a realitively local dealer and it appears to be a decent instrument for a young kid, but I can't get any sound to come out of it? It's in tune and when I pluck the strings it's fine, but running the bow across them we get nothing.......what am I doing wrong here? Please help me......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m chops Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 got rosin on the bow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Did you rosin the bow?Edited to turn down the Echoplex's "repeats" knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbobb24 Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Ok, I'll rosin the bow when I see her tomorrow night. Is there anything else? Any tips or anything? She'll be starting lessons in the next week or so, but I really want her to just play around with it to get a little comfortable.Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serial Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Fire on the mountain run, boys run. Devil's in the house of the risin' sun chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough Granny does yer dog bite? No, child, no. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Even with rosin on the bow there is some acquired talent that it takes to produce a useful sound on a violin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest galejt Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Is that a bottle in front of me or a frontal lobotomy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitfiddler Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 , but I really want her to just play around with it to get a little comfortable.Thanks!!Don't. Let the teacher start her properly from scratch, including fitting her for a shoulder rest. Speaking from personal experience, it's like a new skier or golfer... the earlier you can start, the better, and any goofing around at the beginning only starts bad habits. The teacher should be involved fom the beginning including fitting her personally for her first violin (there are 3 sizes,) fitting her for a shoulder rest and teaching her stance, holding the violin in place without hand support, proper bow grip, proper bowing-arm angle, and proper wrist angle. She'd be much better off having fun this week looking around this lady teacher/player's website in advance: http://www.sheilascorner.com/sheila.shtmlhttp://www.sheilascorner.com/studyopening2.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tafkathundernotes Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Even with rosin on the bow there is some acquired talent that it takes to produce a useful sound on a violin. So it doesn't sound something akin to checking the cat's temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acb Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 the rosin which music stores sell is often shaped like a small wheel - it will look "black" with a smooth surface. ROUGH IT UP WITH A METAL FILE so that it has crystal-like jagged edges. the rough rosin dust crystals will adhere to the horsehair on the bow better.if you are still having trouble getting the violin to make sound, remember to drag and push the bow ACROSS the strings, not parallel on top of the strings... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest galejt Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Even with rosin on the bow there is some acquired talent that it takes to produce a useful sound on a violin. So it doesn't sound something akin to checking the cat's temperature. Speaking of which, it's time to do that again. Little bastids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Even with rosin on the bow there is some acquired talent that it takes to produce a useful sound on a violin. So it doesn't sound something akin to checking the cat's temperature. That's a good one. Mind if I use that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 The rough rosin dust crystals will adhere to the horsehair on the bow better.Speaking of which, assuming this is an entry-level violin, the bow "hair" may be nylon, which doesn't offer as much string grip as horsehair, and the rosin is critical to get any kind of tone at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I agree with everything guitfiddler posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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