Violinist Answers Violin Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Violinist Andrew Bird answers the internet's burning questions about playing the violin. What is the secret to vibrato? Why are violins so expensive? Is there a trick to properly tuning a violin? Answers to these questions and many more await—it's Violin Support.



Director: Justin Wolfson

Director of Photography: AJ Young

Editor: Christopher Jones

Expert: Andrew Bird

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas

Production Manager: Peter Brunette

Camera Operator: Lucas Vilicich

Sound Mixer: Paul Cornett

Production Assistant: Fernando Barajas

Additional Editor: Jason Malizia



00:00 Violin Support

00:12 Vibrato

00:56 Price Point

01:31 Bow Technique

02:13 Fiddle vs Violin

02:51 Baroque vs Modern

03:54 Stradivarius

04:49 Rosin

05:24 Loop Pedal

06:50 Tuning

07:46 Hearing Loss

08:11 Speeding Up

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