AHHHH, I'm itching to learn either cello or viola but they're really not cheap plus Malacca has no teachers for those instruments and my main priority is still guitar. I think I might pick up violin one day if I ever find a cheap violin.

Yeap, that's what I've seen thru the sales section...

Woah, how much did it cost you? Does it sound good? Sorry, can't answer your question, I'm just an interested violin learner.

Hmmm, is there anything I could use to dampen the sound of a violin? I've got some pissy neighbours, and even with my guitar, they get pretty annoyed, so I can't imagine if it's a violin cos the last time my friend played her violin, it was pretty darn loud and as far as I remember, when you first start playing it'll sound like a dying cat.

Hmm, any idea how much they run for? Checked in the classifieds but no results...

I don't know about stringed instruments, but for guitar, what I would do is use the wrist to aid in vibrato rather than fingers. Like opening a door knob motion.

Yep, that's kinda what I meant, stiff fingers, more on wrist motion than anything else.

Really? Woah, I'm gonna have a hard time when I start learning violin...

When you guys talk about horse hair... is it literally horse hair?