Fine Tuners on Fiddles

Subject: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: Kim C
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 10:45 AM

Does anyone know when fine tuners first appeared on violins? Thanks!

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: RichM
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 10:47 AM

...when the first fine violinist tuned a violin?

:)

Rich McCarthy

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: Sorcha
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 11:34 AM

I have a photo of a 1786 Scots Viola d'Amore which appears to have a fine tuner on the high string. Another photo, undated, of a REAL Strad that definitely has a tune on the E, but nothing to say if it was original or added later. Thought I had this somewhere in the books, but can't find it.

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 11:59 AM

Hey Sorch, I damn 'cited. Tonight I get my hands on a super fiddle that I can buy very reasonably. It's allegedly special, so I will PM you with any provenance that comes with it. I've been getting along really well with Bill's loaned fiddle, and I've found it so addictive that I've spent entire weekends, day and night, playing the durned thang. It's been about 8 months now since I first launched into it, but I've been at it for literally hundreds of hours.

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: mooman
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 12:02 PM

Hi Skip,

Are you going to bring it to Mooland to annoy Eric with?

(8>)

Moo

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: Sorcha
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 12:05 PM

Cool, skipper!

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 12:19 PM

Damn right, Richard. God that Viking hates it!

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 12:34 PM

I've contacted our local luthier to ask. He was classically trained in luthiery and may know the answer.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Fine Tuners on Fiddles
From: Kim C
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 02:46 PM

Thanks y'all. :-)