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From arthurj2520 on 6/24/2012 7:30:46 PM

My first fiddle was a $90 pawnshop special. I had no respect for it until I got beyond physicaly painfull stage of learning to hold the instrument. Now I discover that it has a lower action than the two others that I have collected. It also seems to be more forgving in the intonation department. Has anyone else encountered this? It seems easier to play in tune with this instrument. I don't know what to think. Maybe because it has less of a voice I don't hear so many of the overtones? It's fun in the dark on the patio late at night. I may make a fire tonight and sit out there and noodle. My so called "step up student instrument" seems to be very tender if that's a term I can use. It faithfull reproduces every flub I invent. Has anyone else run into this?

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	SusiQ says: 6/24/2012 8:41:04 PM Thats a lovely sentiment!
	barnbilly56 says: 6/25/2012 5:17:08 AM I had my bridge lowered by sanding and fitting to lower action and like it better that way myself and sounds good to me .
	nfritzjr says: 6/29/2012 10:20:13 AM Is it possible that because you learned with $90 special that you are able to compensate to make it sound 'good"? I havn't reached the #2 fiddle stage yet but using my daughters little better than average fiddle I noticed it sounds different, like I / it was out of tune. Probably i'm just placing my finger incorrectly/ differentlt on hers compared to mine. . .just an observation. . . nfritz
	arthurj2520 says: 6/29/2012 11:27:52 AM I found the "Special" unplayable until I had learned on a better instrument. I am now thinking that the lower action is not as cranky about going sharp so just might be a little easier to play.
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