On 18 Jan 2007 at 14:26, Daniel Wolf wrote:

> He was also was of the few left-handed violinists. Due to injury, he
> restrung his violin and switched hands.  While it made orchestral
> playing awkward (due to bow crossings when sharing a desk), it was
> useful for both quartet playing and teaching.

Wouldn't one have to build a violin from scratch for a left-handed 
player, since the bass bar and post would have to be on the opposite 
side, with a different thickness profile for the whole top of the 
instrument?

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David W. Fenton                    http://dfenton.com
David Fenton Associates       http://dfenton.com/DFA/

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