Left Handed
Left Handed
Can you reverse the string on a Right Handed violin to make it left handed?
I am planning on taking up violin, but am a total lefty. The only violins sold in my towns music store are all right handed. I am wondering if i just took the strings off and reversed them, and bought a left handed chin rest, would that work? Or do i need to find a left handed violin?
Hi My Friend,
First of all, I tell you the truth, violin looks symmetric on its shape, but its is not real symmetric in its structure.
If you want to know the detail, google violin construction. there are tons of information.
The most important is not simply because of the violin is different between its left and right. Its left side has a bass bar, it distributes and amplifies the powerful bass sound (it provides a wider amplitude for the bass longer wavelength to vibrate), and right side has a sound post to convey the high pitch from the spruce top to the maple hardwood back (it works as a filter, only transmit the high frequency short wavelength pitch to the back maple). This structure enhance the beauty of the violin sound. Of course, you can ignore the sound quality!
But the major issue is the violin bridge is not symmetric. Look at the picture of the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_construction_and_mechanics
you see the finished bridge is not symmetric to its left and right sides.
The curve of the bridge determine how easy to play of a violin. For a normal Right Hand bowing violin, the left side of the bridge is taller, it makes the G string more accessible, relatively the E string (RHS) is lowest, player is able to jump to the left most string without hitting any D, A or E string.
Okay, I know you are going to cut a new bridge??? No, actually, even you can cut a special left handed violin bridge, plus your left handed violin Chinrest, the other two parts: the NUT and the FINGERBOARD are cut with the similar NOT SYMMETRIC curve as the bridge! That is left side higher and right side lower.
So that, you need to perform a major surgery to alter a normal violin to a Left Hand violin!
It is almost a impossible mission! NOT simply REVERSE STRING will make it!!!
Of course, if you spend more money, you can find one LEFT Hand Model in music store or order one from a luthier.
In my opinion, I definitely WILL NOT doing that.
1, Left hand violin availability is very limited, it is hard to find one with good sound, good price and good look.
2. Not that easy to find one good left handed violinist to be your teacher. Else you and your teacher must mirror your visual perception to accommodate the differences.
3. It may be difficult to play in a small ensemble or orchestra if seat next to a right handed player!
If all of the above reasons cannot persuade you, my major argument is I cannot comprehend:
If violin playing IS NOT a single handed operation, you need to use both hands,
and left hand is VERY IMPORTANT in violin playing, from slow to fast, from delicate to vigorous, must be accurate in time (changing the fingers in synchronized with the bow) and position (intonation),
and must be strong enough to hold up all the time (need more strength), change and return position with the entire arm, and bend to a very uncomfortable angle (when you play a high position on G string). Left Handed people have their advantage on violin playing, they may not need to have a special left handed violin.
There are many professional violinists play a normal regular violin but they are left-handed person.
Then I hope you can feel comfortable and glad to be a left-handed person. You are ready to be a good and successful violin player.
Wish you can enjoy it life long! Marry it and say Yes I DO!!!!
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