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215mm too big for only 4 strings?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:40 pm    Post subject: 215mm too big for only 4 strings? Reply with quote
Would you (yes YOU) say that at 215mm lower bout is too big for a violin that's not a 5-string?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you intend to keep it in a violin case?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Point taken, though there's nothing wrong with custom cases. Anything I've built gets its own case.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
In general, my impression of wider violins is that they can tend towards being too diffuse and boomy, without a solid core to the note. I'd rather work with a narrower instrument and try to get it to open up, than to try to compact a wide one.
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