Violin repair school this June was incredible. A thorough review of basic set-up skills such as fitting new pegs, fingerboards, top nuts, soundposts, and bridges. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Berkshires, I made excellent progress, and life was beautiful.
For a little while, my Achilles heel has been soundposts. Setting, fitting, adjusting them…all of the above. I’d decided in my mind that no matter how hard I tried, that little stick was going to get the best of me, and that’s all there was to it. I was going to lose every time, so I got used to being frustrated, disappointed, and embarrassed with my abilities.
