need help...violin string noise

June 18, 2011 at 07:42 AM ·

 I am 67 and a learner since 3 months.  I was not happy with my D and G strings.  I tried to tune them with the help of an electronic tuner, till I broke my G string.  I replaced the G string by a D'Addario G string. Then I replaced the D string.  As a learner I cannot talk like an Expert, but I felt that the sounds from the G and D strings improved.  Now I can switch to the D and stay in tune.  I must add that I have a fretless finger guides on my finger board. It helps to drop the fingers at the right spot.  To improve my locating the strings and dropping my fingers at the right spot, I sometimes close my left eye, and use only my right eye.  This helps me to have a broader view of the fingerboard and the strings.  Hope this could help. I bought the fretless finger guides at : http://www.fretlessfingerguides.com/  Cheers.

June 18, 2011 at 06:31 PM ·

How's the hair on your bow?  Worn hair can cause surface noise like this.

June 19, 2011 at 01:07 PM ·

maybe the string is hitting the fingerboard.

July 3, 2011 at 09:16 AM ·

the bow hair is new and it's do well on other instrument. the gap between strings and fingerboard still far enough.

July 3, 2011 at 12:57 PM ·

 Hi! 

From the sounds of it you might want to have a look on the inside of the violin. Or an expert should have a look. If there is much dust surrounding the sound post, that can result in a ringing in the sound being produced when bowed. If that's not it, you might want to check the placement of the strings across the bridge in proximity to the pegs in the fret just below the scroll. I recently had that problem with my G-string. My fret wasn't high enough I wasn't getting enough space between the string and the fingerboard. If there isn't enough between the strings and the fingerboard for them to properly vibrate, it can result in a ringing or rattling sound. Hope  this helps!

Jessica