Fiddle and Alternative Strings Forum

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I've been searching for quite a while for something to drop the pitch of my 5-string e-Violin.  None of the available guitar devices track well, and I couldn't even find a good plugin.  Well, I just found one:

It's a vst plugin called "Voi...

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Download Free Fiddle Tabs - Southern Fried Hard Rocking Blues tunes from:

http://www.heavymetalviolin.com/Southern-Fried-Hard-Rock-Fiddle-Blues.pdf
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Is there a reason most necks are made of maple? Is it an easier wood to work with? Cheaper?

I'm making an electric viola; and the body is made out of mahogany. Would you recommend maple over mahogany for the neck? Why or why not?

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