News on the E string...

I mentioned how for us short-armed types, playing notes on the G string was tricky (for me).  After practising the G major scale in my lesson yesterday and straining myself, my lovely teacher suggested we moved to E to give me a break, cos he's a kind fella.

The E string sounds godawful if you don't play the notes right, it being so thin and high, but it is much easier in the arm department.

I can now play the 'Skye Boat Song', which sounds so much better than 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', more of an achievement.
So folks, just wanted to share that small triumph with you. 

A violin very much like mine