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| J-Hisaishi |
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I am a extreme left hander, just wondering is there such thing call left hand violin?  |
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| Concinnity |
| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:44 am |
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i'm sure there's left handed made violins...  |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:29 am |
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| I believe the strings will be reverse isn't it... |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:08 pm |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:45 pm |
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CCJc wrote: there are left-handed violins, just have to look hard for it, even if you dont find one immediately...you could always ask the shops if they know any suppliers that do cater for people who need left-handedly
although you could try playing it with your right-hand, it could be a challenge to not play instruments left-handedly but your right-hand
The point, I am doing every thing with my left, I tried to hold a violin with my left hand and play with right hand(normal way), but it was extremly difficult for me. |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:33 pm |
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| what about those who play piano who are left handers - do they find it difficult? |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:06 pm |
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Concinnity wrote: what about those who play piano who are left handers - do they find it difficult?
that depends, pianos are symmetry, violins arent unfortunately depends where you rest your head that makes it left handed or right handed
J-Hisaishi wrote: The point, I am doing every thing with my left, I tried to hold a violin with my left hand and play with right hand(normal way), but it was extremly difficult for me.
thats cool, dont stop searching though  |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:32 pm |
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| i reckon it would b extremely hard...... |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:53 pm |
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i would never know...im a right hander. XD - i haven't met any lefty piansts i believe, that play at a high level.
you cant just switch the strings around on a violin, cause you know, the shoulder rest thingo. it will be on the wrong side. |
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| Concinnity |
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| yeah the sholdour rest..... |
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| what products? |
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funkyseefunkydo wrote: one average 2500 left handers die each year from using right handed products...
but its also a fact that 25, 000 right handers die each yeat from using left handed products... |
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| maybe it's like a chainsaw... and no handeye coordination.... |
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| are you guys just making these statements up and calling them facts? O.o |
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| altho, that seems unrealistic [those figures], that's more than 8 a day..... |
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It's said that left-handed guitarists who play the "traditional" right-handed way are actually at an advantage, since the preferred hand acts as the fretting hand. I would imagine that violins work in a similar way.
It's nothing out of the ordinary for left-handed guitarists to use right-hande guitars, especially since it's far too much trouble to purchase special (and expensive, might I add) equipment. It's much more convenient to simply conform to the typical arrangements. Surely this would apply to the violin, too? |
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| bb haha |
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[ slightly OT ]
i have a friend who's in a band and he plays the guitar for right handed people... and his friend who's left handed plays right handed guitar better than my friend does! And my friend isn't crap at guitar, he's graduated with honors from some academy in japan.. forgot what it was called though.. |
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| teehee |
| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:32 pm |
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yep you can definately train yourself either way. Although you might not be as good as you potentially could have been if you go against your natural tendencies.
Quote: It's nothing out of the ordinary for left-handed guitarists to use right-hande guitars, especially since it's far too much trouble to purchase special (and expensive, might I add) equipment. It's much more convenient to simply conform to the typical arrangements. Surely this would apply to the violin, too?
yeah i'm left handed yet play a right-hand guitar albeit not exceedingly well. But then again, i guess i'm sorta semi-ambidextrous (i do some things with left, others with right but cant switch over randomly and still be profiecient like some nutcases =P). |
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My friend's left handed and he plays the violin pretty well. You just gotta get used to it mainly...
After all, Leonard Bernstein was a left hander and he was adept in the piano. |
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| Learnt violin for 10 years... I'm left handed, and learnt the 'normal' (right handed) way. Everythings just practice |
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| i dun play violin, but i dun think whether u r left handed or right handed really matters in music because it's more on co-ordination skill than power. If you are talking sports like tennis, yeah to play with your more active hand is better. But then again, it's all in the practice i reckon just like dimix said |
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*sigh* i'm left handed too! i was about ot learn violin..but no chance  so i'm playing the clarinet now  .... hahaha |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:09 pm |
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well i thought that some left handers become right handers when they play instruments =/ like my brother...he writes with his left hand but he does sport wif his right hand and so on =/
but i fink it wuld be hard fo find a left hand guitar =/ actuali..my brother had to learn the right hand side of a normal guitar coz it wuld be so hard to find a left hand guitar and yeah =D just a matter of adaption i guess |
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I'm a lefty. And I play violin normally. I also play piano. Both past eighth.. eigth... 8th grade. Been playing since I was a little kid.. maybe 11+ years then?
I also play bass guitar.... haha.. I don't think it makes much difference whether ur a righty or a lefty when it comes to instruments. But I'm not an EXTREME lefty. coz I use right hand for scissors. Yups. |
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| figgie |
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Vonbon wrote: 79.46% of statistics are made up on the spot. jfyi. |
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I'm a left hander, too and I palay violin and viola normally... don't think there's much problem because you'll be used to it with enough practice
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