How to get rid of a viola "hickey"? [more inside]
posted by kylej on Sep 26, 2009 - 13 answers

Best way to go about fixing a viola nick. [more inside]
posted by spacefire on Sep 6, 2009 - 9 answers

Violin-to-Viola: please help me with a sound, non-bad-habit-forming technique to read and play alto clef after 27 years of treble only. [more inside]
posted by ViolaGrinder on Apr 19, 2009 - 20 answers

A piano, a viola and a jungle book. Music assistence, please. [more inside]
posted by albernathy0 on Apr 4, 2008 - 1 answer

I'd like to learn a classical stringed musical instrument and eventually join an amateur string quartet. I'm an adult with decent musical ability and a good sense of pitch, but no background with stringed (especially bowed) instruments. I'd be equally interested in any of the stringed instruments typically found in a string quartet. Which instrument should I choose? Which instrument would make me most valuable to a potential quartet? Are there more adult amateurs playing one than another? Any advice on learning a stringed instrument as an adult?
posted by dan_of_brainlog on Feb 2, 2007 - 24 answers

Gift suggestions for: A clarinettist, a violist, and a cellist(who is also a composer). ~$50 each, I have 12 days to get these gifts. Prefer online ordering. [more inside]
posted by sirion on Mar 19, 2006 - 18 answers