Strad 
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Thanks, Yakim. I appreciate your comment. It's very interesting and just goes to prove that everyone sees things differently. Normally, I know I have a good shot when I feel sort of tingly as it is approaching completion. With last week's last-minute shot I did not get that feeling, while with this one I did. Then the bigger test comes when I show my shot to my wife and daughters. Last week, my wife said, "That's interesting." and my oldest daughter said, "ummm... I don't like it." (By then it was too late, anyhow.) This week, there was immediate exclamation from both of them - "Wow! that's fantastic!" So, I guess it's true that there is no accounting for taste.  It certainly would be interesting to be able to understand what it is about this that doesn't pop for you. Please let me know if you figure it out, as i would be really interested. Thanks!
All best wishes,
Endre
Yakim Peled wrote:
It's a very nice pic but it doesn't have that extra something (which I can not define in words) which your other pictures have. Others were great, extracting WOW! cries from me. This one isn't. I know it's not really constructive as I can not pinpoint what exactly bothers me but I hope you understand. I would if I could.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Edited by Strad on Aug 24, 2008 at 08:14 AM GMT
Edited on Aug 24, 2008 at 04:14 PM
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That was what fascinated me about it - as you know every violin is different even though the repetition of form remains the same. Is Wittner the brand name for those cheap tailpieces? They also all have Dominant strings. My violin maker hangs hundreds of these fiddles on specially designed wire hooks up near the ceiling in his shop. Obviously, he wouldn't do that if they weren't relatively inexpensive. All the really good violins are kept in his big walk-in safe. 