dobro
Well-known member
Colin, do you have a luthier to consult, or is the printed page your main guide? Sorry for all the questions, but compared to a violin build, recording a decent take of Lara's Theme should be relatively easy.
CrowsofFritz
Flamingo!
Just want to say good for you for setting out and doing this and being very committed to it. Sounds like a great bucket list item.
R
Retired
Active member
Hi,
Thanks for the Pete Hartley information rob, very interesting indeed; he's in demand; https://www.pete-hartley.co.uk/ I can only dream of playing like him.
Thanks for asking dobro; yes I have a luthier in fact my generous wife bought my German 1880 violin from him but with problems; he lives adjacent to a main road which is busier than the M1 motorway making it extremely noisy; due to Covid I'm not allowed into his workshop so any personal contact is on his front door step with face masks worn making it a real pain. I do have two recordings I play in the studio which I converted to MP3 these are;
Thanks CrowsofFritz for your encouragement; I'm determined to play Lara's theme on my violins however long it takes; hopefully I'm getting on top of all the must do jobs around the bungalow and gardens allowing me some quality studio time; I really enjoyed a good half an hour in the studio this afternoon connecting my new monitors and I also used meths to clean the bow hair and violin strings; I've just bought new Gold Rosin and was keen to try it out; boy what a difference this has made; my violin playing suddenly improved not only listening to it on my shoulder but playback was also much better than I expected; just the kind of result to keep driving me on.
It's been yet another very busy day but if I stick at it surely I'll get on top of all the jobs which need doing; our detached bungalow and gardens are definitely high maintenance and now the growing season is upon us there's hedge trimming and grass cutting etc.
Kind regards, Colin.
Thanks for the Pete Hartley information rob, very interesting indeed; he's in demand; https://www.pete-hartley.co.uk/ I can only dream of playing like him.
Thanks for asking dobro; yes I have a luthier in fact my generous wife bought my German 1880 violin from him but with problems; he lives adjacent to a main road which is busier than the M1 motorway making it extremely noisy; due to Covid I'm not allowed into his workshop so any personal contact is on his front door step with face masks worn making it a real pain. I do have two recordings I play in the studio which I converted to MP3 these are;
Thanks CrowsofFritz for your encouragement; I'm determined to play Lara's theme on my violins however long it takes; hopefully I'm getting on top of all the must do jobs around the bungalow and gardens allowing me some quality studio time; I really enjoyed a good half an hour in the studio this afternoon connecting my new monitors and I also used meths to clean the bow hair and violin strings; I've just bought new Gold Rosin and was keen to try it out; boy what a difference this has made; my violin playing suddenly improved not only listening to it on my shoulder but playback was also much better than I expected; just the kind of result to keep driving me on.
It's been yet another very busy day but if I stick at it surely I'll get on top of all the jobs which need doing; our detached bungalow and gardens are definitely high maintenance and now the growing season is upon us there's hedge trimming and grass cutting etc.
Kind regards, Colin.
