Re: [LAU] Electrical violin?

Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 16:36:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Len Ovens <len(a)ovenwerks.net> To: linux-audio-user <linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org> Subject: Re: [LAU] Electrical violin? Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.10.1506031556430.2517(a)scott.cbbs.org> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed On Wed, 3 Jun 2015, Gabriel Nordeborn wrote: to buy really like to I'm I am not a player either, but do know that for some notes a lot of the sound comes from the bridge and not the body. That is that an electric may be quieter than an acoustic, but still much louder than an electric guitar in the same way an electric guitar is louder (acoustically) than an electric bass. Are there no big name music stores you can rent one from for a week or so? or at least try one out in the store? Do you have any friends that play? I saw this one: http://www.kkmusicstore.com/cecilio-cevn1bk-black-metallic-size-44-34-or-12… Which (as the reviewer said) is cheap enough to be a throw away... that is renting will eat up that much ($130) pretty quick. (and much cheaper than a reasonable acoustic model) I would compare a violin to a mandolin (which I do have), but I realize that the violin is generally one note at a time so the trouble I have with stumbling over my big fingers on the mandolin may be reduced. :) -- Len Ovens www.ovenwerks.net ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:21:29 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist(a)holgerdanske.com> To: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org Subject: Re: [LAU] Shielded electrical wiring for studio (or not) Message-ID: <556FD249.5060802(a)holgerdanske.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed On 06/02/2015 06:32 AM, Glen MacArthur wrote: without I'm curious -- if an electric guitar amplifier has a two-conductor power supply cord (with hot and neutral conductors only) and a "ground lift" switch, what does the switch do? Can you provide an example make and model that has a schematic available on the web? For example: http://www.thevintagesound.com/ffg/ David ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:19:48 -0700 From: Sean Bolton <sean(a)smbolton.com> Cc: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org Subject: Re: [LAU] Electrical violin? Message-ID: <20150603221948.10d6b5fb(a)shams.smbolton.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Wed Jun 3 2015, Len Ovens wrote: http://www.kkmusicstore.com/cecilio-cevn1bk-black-metallic-size-44-34-or-12… I have one of these, for the very reason that I can practice on it when the wife and kid are in bed. It's not silent, but quite a bit quieter than an acoustic violin with a practice mute. What you should know if you're considering something like this: when I received this, the strings were too high for it to be easily playable (even the Chinese can't make a violin for this price and pay someone to set it up properly.) I spent about three hours lowering the bridge and reshaping the nut so it would play well. A professional luthier might do the same for you for $60-100. I also spent $20 on a new Wittner tailpiece so I'd have fine tuners that would turn easily. I then put an old set of synthetic-core strings on it, as I prefer those to the steel ones it came with. I'm now really happy with it as a quiet-practice violin. But I never plug it in. One reviewer on Amazon said it sounded like a sewing machine, and as soon as I tried it (through the headphones or an amp), I knew what they were talking about. Every time you change bow direction, there's a thump, and the sound from the strings is kind of thin, so as you're playing it's wheee-thump-thump-thump-thump. So you get what you pay for. I'd expect to spend $600 or more for an electric that arrives well set up and sounds halfway decent. Check out the Yamaha Silent Violins--I though even the low-end model was fairly decent. HTH, -Sean Another lifelong violinist chiming in here :) I personally prefer my