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Playing Since: 2009
Experience Level: Novice
mudbug has made 45 recent additions to Fiddle Hangout 
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Occupation: musician
Gender: Male
Age: 58
My Instruments:
Drums, Acoustic and electric guitar, Electric fretless bass, Harmonica, Vocals, Fiddle/Violin, Viola
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Buddy MacMaster, Aly Bain, Jay Unger, Bonnie Rideout, Jerry Holland, Jenna Reid, Yang-Yoon Kim, Emmylou Harris, Eva Cassidy, Steve Earle, Gram Parsons, John Prine, Willie Nelson, The Carter Family, Van Morrison, Shane McGowan, Ben Webster, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, John Coltrane, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, The Meters, Mozart, Bach
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Created 3/4/2009
Last Visit 5/21/2013
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Friday, August 31, 2012 @3:24:23 AM
I got a viola last Fall, nothing special, but I chose a nice pernambuco bow that seemed to bring out the best tone. I learned to read the alto clef, but couldn't seem to control the bow. I don't know if it was because I got a very responsive bow or I just was having troublw with the added weight, but it was very jittery and souned like one of the BeeGee's on Thorizine. I';d get disgusted and put it away for up to a month at a time. I'd break it out once a month so I didn't lose the recognition of the alto clef and see if getting more relaxed with my violin bow was translating to the viola bow.
This morning I broke it out again, and was surprised to find that I was starting to be able to get a smooth tone. I've got a long way to go, but it was so nice to see improvement. Now I can strat prcticing regularly with it.
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