Violin Forum/Message Board

Mat Roop · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:49 am Post subject: what is this?

Found this in with a violin that came in for repair....
Seems like a vibrato gadget... does any one have any history on this?
Cheers, Mat

Mat Roop · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:53 am Post subject:

picture did not upload will try again... Mat

Chet Bishop · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:29 am Post subject:

Don't know for sure-- I have one, too, that came in a box of fiddle junk. I assumed it was a type of mute. Mine didn't have the box with it.
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Mat Roop · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:06 pm Post subject:

I tried it on my violin and if you "kickstart" the ball on the flex connector it starts to swing. while playing, the "swing" creates quite the vibrato... but it does not go for long... ay least for me.... not sure how you would actually use it in a performance.
I did a quick search for the patent but could not find it... maybe it was never finally filed.
Cheers, Mat

Andres Sender · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject:

It's a lightning rod for playing out in the rain. If lightning strikes it will miss the player and blow up the violin instead.
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John Cadd · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:19 pm Post subject:

It has to bend towards the player to miss the bow. Will the electronic boys make a new version .It would need less weight or it would certainly mute the sound .Superglue something under the fingerboard ? Imagine that twanging you in the eyeball.

Mat Roop · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:31 am Post subject:

FiddleDoug · Member Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 227 Location: Hilton, NY

How about a wrench for adjusting bridge tilt? Or perhaps some king of sighting device so that you can keep track of where you are on the sheet music?
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Andres Sender · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:23 pm Post subject:

Mat--touche' Wink

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