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GUEST,lyndapletcher@MSN.com Southpaw pluckers: naive question (22) RE: Southpaw pluckers: naive question 16 Nov 02


How about Left Handed fiddlers out there.... I'm bowing left (my dominant hand) on a right-handed strung fiddle so it looks very awarkward reaching over the top. Been playing only two years in this manner. I guess its working.
I understand you can't simple re-string the thing but have to have it rebuilt from inside out because of the sound board...

Anyone else ever try it this way? How do you get your elbow down?
Can't find a "teacher" here in Conneticut as they all want to turn me around to right handed (not an option) so they can help with technique and all are classical violin trained so want me to start over to play violin first....


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