The Fiddle

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="145b85a3.jpg"> <div> <B>The Fiddle</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="144d2123.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="products_and_services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EZ Tabs for Fiddle">EZ Tabs for Fiddle</A></div> <div> <A HREF="pointers_on_playing_the_fidd.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pointers on Playing the Fiddle">Pointers on Playing the Fiddle</A></div> <div> <A HREF="more_information.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legends and Lore">Legends and Lore</A></div> <div> <A HREF="references.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Fiddler Who Fiddles With this Site">The Fiddler Who Fiddles With this Site</A></div> <div> <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Beverley Conrad the Fiddlerwoman">Beverley Conrad the Fiddlerwoman</A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CDs and Downloads for sale">CD's and Downloads for sale</A></div> <div> <A HREF="ghost_stories_and_books.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghost Stories and Books">Ghost Stories and Books</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.localendar.com/public/bevconrad" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.localendar.com/public/bevconr">Live Performance Schedule</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ghost Stories and other books by Beverley Conrad</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://fiddlerwoman.blogspot.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://fiddlerwoman.blogspot.com/"><B><U>The Learn to Fiddle BLOG</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>~or~</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Everything I've always wanted to say about the fiddle but find it easier just to put here.</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Glad you stopped in.</B> </div> <div> <B>There are lots of goodies on these pages for people who like to fiddle or wish to learn.</B></div> <div> <B>Learn to fiddle! Visit the </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="products_and_services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EZ Tabs for Fiddle"><B><U>EZ Tabs for Fiddle</U></B></A></FONT> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="18ca5a20.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="PYZXCSFED4DE8"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"> <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"> </form>  </div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="13f18180.png" border=0 width="24" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>New and Improved! </B></div> <div> <B>The </B><I><B>Learn To Fiddle CD</B></I><B> now comes with a booklet that includes fiddle tabs for:</B> </div> <div> <B>Boil That Cabbage Down, Amazing Grace, Soldier's Joy, </B></div> <div> <B>Turkey In The Straw, Acres of Clams, Red River Valley, Happy Birthday, </B></div> <div> <B>Camptown Races, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Eighth of January, </B></div> <div> <B>Major Chords for the Fiddle and</B> </div> <div> <B>(you won't believe this...)</B> </div> <div> <B>The Orange Blossom Special!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>You get the TABS for this tune - not a "Listen to..." recording</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> You can listen to the recordings of the tabbed music for the Learn to Fiddle CD at <A HREF="http://cdbaby.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://cdbaby.com">CD Baby.</A></div> <div> If they are not there already they will soon be available at iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, and most other sources that allow for downloading and streaming.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Also in the </B><I><B>Learn to Fiddle Kit</B></I><B>:</B> </div> <div> <B>~Four pieces of cheap tape to put on your fingerboard</B> </div> <div> <B>~Instructions for tuning up and getting started</B> </div> <div> <B>~Directions on priming your new bow</B> </div> <div> <B>~Instructions on how to use fiddle tabs</B> </div> <div> <B>~Instructions for where to put tape on your fingerboard</B> </div> <div> <B>But wait! There's More!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>You will also get instructions for how to make a genuine </B><I><B>Appalachian Fiddle Mute FREE!</B></I> </div> <div> <B>This is so that you can practice 24/7 and not upset family or neighbors.</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>But wait! There's even MORE!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>You also get two balls of cotton for their ears just in case they still complain.</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Many of the articles in the section </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="pointers_on_playing_the_fidd.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pointers on Playing the Fiddle"><B><U>Some Pointers on Playing the Fiddle</U></B></A></FONT><B> were previously published in the National Oldtime Fiddlers Newspaper in the Teacher's Tips column. If you have any questions about your fiddle and/or how to play it, feel free to</B><A HREF="mailto:bevconrad@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bevconrad@yahoo.com"><B> Contact me.</B></A><B> Put FIDDLE in the subject line</B></div> <div> <B>Read about</B><A HREF="the_origin_of_fiddle_tabs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Origin of Fiddle Tabs"><B> </B></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="the_origin_of_fiddle_tabs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Origin of Fiddle Tabs"><B><U>The Origin of Fiddle Tabs!</U></B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>updated and re-webbed February 2016</B></div> <bR> <div> Copyright Beverley Conrad 2002 All Rights Reserved </div> <div> For reprinting this or any other work on this site, please<A HREF="mailto:bevconrad@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bevconrad@yahoo.com"> contact me.</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>