Fiddle question

[brynndragon]

I failed to keep up with habit-formation of playing the fiddle partially because one of the strings on the fiddle I'm using broke (the low G; snapping was preceded by failing to hold tune, which should have been a clue but it's been a while since I've played a real instrument). Today I bought a new set (ball end), figuring it was likely time to replace all of them. The only other instrument I've replaced the strings on is a guitar and that was at least a decade ago. I was intending on replacing them one string at a time, hoping that would keep me from needing to figure out how to place the bridge; I've also found this page and I think there's some tips in that Big Book of Fiddling I got for Christmas. There are fine tuners on all the strings. Is this something I can do on my own? If so, any beginner's tips? If not, any suggestions on who to get to do it/how to find such a person?

(The other part was failure to create effective triggers; I've some ideas on that front involving associating fiddle playing with walking in the door - if I can parse fiddling as relaxing from school/clinic it'll be so much easier ;)

Comments

[digitalsidhe.livejournal.com]

Sherlock Holmes played the violin as a relaxation method (or hobby). If you associate it with relaxation, you'll be in good company!

And if you associate it with Sherlock Holmes, you can feel all literary and cultured!

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

...fiddle and cocaine. Whatta combo.

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

Somehow I don't think he was playing either Klezmer or bluegrass ;). And now I'm seeing the events of this ad taking place at 221B Baker Street instead of in a fancy restaurant - "That's how you do it, son" ;P.