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Reddit mentions of Wolf Forte Primo Violin Shoulder Rest Violin 4/4-3/4 Size
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of Wolf Forte Primo Violin Shoulder Rest Violin 4/4-3/4 Size. Here are the top ones.
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- Forte Primo Violin Shoulder Rest Violin 4/4-3/4 Size
- Adjustable in height from 1-1/4" to a full 3-1/4", Willy Wolf shoulder rests have long been favorites of professional violinists and violists
- Height and pitch adjustable using swiveling legs
- The bar is metal with a foam rubber strip and can be bent to conform to the individual player
- Fits 4/4 and 3/4 violins
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Violin |
| Height | 1.5 Inches |
| Length | 9.9 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.18 Pounds |
| Width | 2.7 Inches |
Your left hand should not have to bend to hold the violin. I would get a shoulder rest asap. There is a twist, and that is bad enough, but if you're bending your left wrist, you're signing yourself up for tendinitis or carpel tunnel syndrome. Good thing you're listening to your body and stopping to rest and stretch. But you'll be able to play longer with some support. Also, the shoulder fatigue. About 80% of my students love the Everest , about 19% prefer the kun and for my taller people, they prefer the wolf as it has screws for days.
No problem!
I'm not too familiar with electric violins but you'll want to look into getting a shoulder rest. I personally like the Wolf shoulder rests because they're of high quality and adjustable. The Kun ones are shaped to fit on your shoulder a certain way but I never held my violin in that position so it never worked; they're also not as high so I ended up shrugging when playing. Especially if you have a long neck, I'd recommend the Wolf.
Tuning will work like any other violin, you can probably google sites to play the string pitches. I'm not sure if your instrument would come with strings or not; a tip is that with the e string, the thinnest one, use a pencil to get a bit of graphite where it contacts the fingerboard up by the pegs. Since the string is so thin, it's more prone to snagging and breaking but getting some graphite in there acts as a lubricant. Also, for buying strings, as a beginner I'd recommend either Pirastro Tonicas or Thomastik Dominants. The Dominants tend to be pretty standard but I played on Tonicas for a while and had no problem with them. Thomastik also makes synthetic strings which I've heard stay in tune longer, but they're more expensive, so that'd be up to you. Tuning can be tricky to get used to so probably the easiest thing to do is to get an electronic tuner and make sure your violin has fine tuners. Rightie Tightie (tight being higher in pitch) Leftie Loosie (loose being lower) will never fail you with fine tuners. :)
Lastly, I think you'll probably need rosin. Again, I'm not sure if it'd be any different for an electronic violin, but it makes sense in my head, heh.
Overall, there's a great violin forum that you can join for free and ask more questions and people will chip in. Good luck!