Many of my non-violin making friends giggle at the mention of “f-holes.” But you know what makes me giggle? Antonio Stradivari had a son named Omobono! What an absurd name! Apparently, his sons got lazy and rode on their father’s fame and fortune. Yolo, Omobono, yolo. Isn’t that right? (note: I despise that acronym. Also, in this case, I would refute yolo, because about half of Antonio’s ~1200 violins still live on.)
F-holes:
practice f-holes:
Note: This would probably work on me.
I shall open with some Plain ol’ Taichi moves:
BUT WAIT! That looks familiar!
Compare with Plane ol’ Taichi moves:
When you plane, you’ve got to MOVE YO’ BODY!!! … and not forget to breathe and concentrate and stuff, etc etc.
But really, planing taichi-style puts the strength of your legs and the weight of your torso behind the plane, which will slow down arm fatigue and let your arms focus on controlling the plane. So, today’s lesson in review:
You don’t even need the check mark and X to tell you which is the right way – obviously you’d choose Shaolin Planing because it makes you look way cooler. But make sure you’ve got good footing, or else:
Where did this whole parallel-fifths-association-with-Asians thing come from anyway? Is it really even valid?? I’m looking at you too, Kung Fu Fighting song!
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