The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #121893 Message #2666432
Posted By: Jack Campin
28-Jun-09 - 09:02 AM
Thread Name: peculiar instrumental postures
Subject: RE: peculiar instrumental postures
That position (with the body of the fiddle vertical) is quite common in Shetland fiddling. It puts less stress on the neck than the classical position - your neck isn't gripping it at all.