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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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i am attempting to learn the fiddle - so far i can do a single-string rendering  of 'boil them cabbage', and i can actually hear something like a tune in it!anybody else trying to self-teach fiddle?  keep on pickin'brad
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Charlie Approved 
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You know I have been kicking the ideal around to maybe try the Fiddle, I played the mandolin for a few years and has the same tuning so Maybe that would help. I tried one once and just made it squick and never give it any more thought. I will let you know how that works out. FF 
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Brad, I once heard Doc Watson say he tried to play the fiddle for a while but sounded kind of like a cat climbing up a screen door. About 20 years ago I tried playing for 2 or 3 months and still sounded terrible so I gave up. Thinking back now, it might have had something to do with the fact that I was trying to learn on a fiddle that retailed for $39. Might have just been me of course, but I wouldn't mind another shot at it with a decent fiddle. 
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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well, i'm not alone, i guess  my fiddle came from 'musician's friend' almost 2 years ago,now. it cost me $100 and included the bow, hard gigbag, and a 'learn the fiddle' vcr tape. i guess that i just need to work at it more  , but it's tuff to find time between the fiddle, banjo, guitar and uke. (not to mention tin whistle, american indian flute, jaws harp :stomp:, and time with this computer.) keep on pickin'brad
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Richard Hefner Administrator
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Hey Brad... after reading your note I remembered that I picked up an old fiddle at a yard sale a couple of years ago for something like 5 bucks. I'd forgotten about it til now but I just went and dug it out of the closet. On the inside it says: "Ton-Klar" The Dancla Made in Germany expressly for William Lewis & Sons Chicago, Illinois Inside the case there is a "Loan Agreement for School-Owned Musical Instruments" stating that the value is $350. I looked it up on the Internet and that seems to be about the price it sells for. Hmmm... maybe I'll see if I can get it fixed up and try to scratch out a tune (right now it's got 1 string and no bridge but otherwise seems okay) . Always room for another section on ezFolk!
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GreasyStrings Approved 
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I think we've got a trend going...i too have been shopping around for a fiddle as of late. I'de love to try my hand at it..or bow for that matter. 
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Richard Hefner Administrator
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I decided not to try to salvage the old fiddle I got at the yard sale a while back. I figured I'd probably be as well off to just buy an inexpensive one to start with and see how it goes. Adjusting for inflation I'm probably just about where I was with the $39 fiddle 20 years ago. If I sound really bad (which is likely) I'll just blame it on the cheap fiddle. So anybody know any good fiddle websites? I looked around and couldn't hardly find any tablature at all.
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Richard - Two sites I have found that should be helpful are: http://www.jaybuckley.com and http://www.fiddlerwoman.com Lots of good stuff there, you should be able to find something to your liking. keep on pickin' (or bowin')Brad
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Richard Hefner Administrator
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Thanks for the links Brad. I remember Beverley (fiddlerwoman.com) from the old MP3.com days. She had a fiddle tutorial on there. I'm familiar with Jay Buckey's site but it's been a while since I'd been there and I didn't realize he had fiddle music. It'll be a big help, and I need all the help I can get! One small correction on the Jay Buckey link in case anybody else wants to visit his site (there's no "L")... http://www.jaybuckey.com
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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That's my senility showing - I can't remember a simple url address long enough to transfer it to the screen! keep on pickin' brad
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GreasyStrings Approved
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I've been using this site for my fiddle tabs: http://www.alltabs.com/fiddle_tabs.php I am enjoying fiddle, I dont get as much practice time as I would like between playing banjo and guitar, but I can feel myself improving. My main problem right now is developing bow technique, its tough to get used to. I cant wait to play fiddle tunes on a fiddle instead of a guitar, it has always felt weird to me to play them on guitar. Also, cant wait to hear the clawhammer/fiddle combo, its my favorite style of oldtime/bluegrass music. See yall.
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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 GS-What a great site! This looks like it has unlimited possibilities for all my instruments. Now to find time for all the tabs I want to look at! keep on pickin'brad
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