Comments on: What I’m Lusting After: Luis and Clark Violin http://www.heather-fenoughty.com/music-business/what-im-lusting-after-luis-and-clark-violin/ Composer & Sound Designer : music and sound for your media Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: imajez http://www.heather-fenoughty.com/music-business/what-im-lusting-after-luis-and-clark-violin/#comment-484 imajez Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:51:16 +0000 http://www.heather-fenoughty.com/blog/?p=1206#comment-484 Heather - If you want to reduce/avoid RSI, try using a Wacom tablet and a big non-Apple mouse - which are basically designed induce RSI - Mac mice that is. The smaller the mouse, the worse the problem usually I now use Mouse in left hand and tablet in right. I also have a table that can function as a trackpad. No more RSI. :-) Be careful as I know people with permanent debiltating injuries from RSI. Never realised violins weren't vegetarian! Heather – If you want to reduce/avoid RSI, try using a Wacom tablet and a big non-Apple mouse – which are basically designed induce RSI – Mac mice that is. The smaller the mouse, the worse the problem usually
I now use Mouse in left hand and tablet in right. I also have a table that can function as a trackpad. No more RSI. :-)
Be careful as I know people with permanent debiltating injuries from RSI.

Never realised violins weren’t vegetarian!

]]> By: Albert http://www.heather-fenoughty.com/music-business/what-im-lusting-after-luis-and-clark-violin/#comment-482 Albert Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:21:43 +0000 http://www.heather-fenoughty.com/blog/?p=1206#comment-482 I just bought one, along with a Codabow Diamond GX.. Amazing for a guy who has never touched, or heard either one to just blow almost $7K.. That said.. First half hour with this combination was not that great; but next half hours was brilliant! The bow was light, and lively, drew smooth and true. The violin itself was ridiculously light, and the neck shape was less traditional and too some getting use to; so you often over jump your positions until you get use to it. But living in Reno, and having temps below freezing, the strings still go out of tune from temp change, but at least I don't have to worry about my violin cracking! I played in an outdoor concert once, left my bow in the sun, and it snapped.. I was so traumatized that now I only play Carbon Fiber bows. Save your pennies; it's well worth it! I have gone to violin shops and played their entire inventory and I'd say the Luis and Clark is as good as the $22K violins that I tried in LA. Cleans with windex!! I just bought one, along with a Codabow Diamond GX.. Amazing for a guy who has never touched, or heard either one to just blow almost $7K..

That said.. First half hour with this combination was not that great; but next half hours was brilliant! The bow was light, and lively, drew smooth and true. The violin itself was ridiculously light, and the neck shape was less traditional and too some getting use to; so you often over jump your positions until you get use to it. But living in Reno, and having temps below freezing, the strings still go out of tune from temp change, but at least I don’t have to worry about my violin cracking! I played in an outdoor concert once, left my bow in the sun, and it snapped.. I was so traumatized that now I only play Carbon Fiber bows.

Save your pennies; it’s well worth it! I have gone to violin shops and played their entire inventory and I’d say the Luis and Clark is as good as the $22K violins that I tried in LA. Cleans with windex!!

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