Re: What guitar do I buy for my daughter?

ARLOWE wrote:
Lumpy explained :
ARLOWE wrote:
I really can't see any you couldn't
play violin left handed....your
fingering would be reversed as
would your Bow position and direction.

The violin would have to be rebuilt.
Nut, bridge, bracing, chin rest etc
are all built for right handed players.

Just like a guitar, you can't simply
string it backwards.


Lumpy

In Your Ears for 40 Years
www.LumpyMusic.com

You wouldn't have to change the strings, just playing techique.
Externally A violin is virually symetrical so there is nothing to stop you from holding the violin from the right (to play left handed)

The chin rest is not part of the instument. It's an accessory like a capo. There are many players who don't use a chin rest.
And unlike a guitar you can not play all of the strings at the same time. The maximum number of strings is two, maybe with a bit of force three strings. You would also have to push the bow to get the same sound as a right handed player drawing the bow.

I guess it would be an iteresting exercise to give it a try...

Of course OH&S rules would require that all musicians wear saftey glasses in the pit....



Here's something about violins.

http://violin.koopal.com/violin-anatomy.htm

If one where to string a violin for a LH, The A and E strings would not be very audible.
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