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Could a right-handed man to play the violin if he had a missing finger on his left hand?
I am writing a book in which one of the characters plays the violin. However, I also want him to have a finger missing on his left hand. When playing the violin, which hand does a right-handed person use to hold the bow, and which hand is used for finger-placement on the strings?
If it is the left hand that's used for the strings, would having a missing finger prevent him from playing altogether, or would it be possible for him to adapt his playing technique accordingly?
(If it makes a difference, the character is a fiddle-player in an English folk band, not a classical violinist.)
3 Answers
- YourinnervoiceLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
It makes a pretty big difference, actually, the thumb holds the underside of the violin neck to allow the fingers to press frets and produce clear notes. A ring finger or middle finger would be the most likely missing digit to be a good violinist, since overall, the pinky finger is actually stronger than those two, and the index finger would help to compensate for the missing one.
- 5 years ago
i comprehend of a handful of string gamers who've had to study the thanks to play in opposite because of injuries to the hands of the left hand. commonly you finger with the left hand and bow with the right. Which finger is lacking? If that's the index finger, i don't believe of think about administration over the bow with purely the different 3. on the different hand, a self-taught fiddler probable would not care about the superb factors and may want to easily talked about away with out worrying about finesse. the different project is that you won't be able to easily move out and purchase a left-exceeded violin. you want to have a common violin rebuilt to artwork any opposite direction. in a roundabout way i won't be able to ascertain a dance fiddler meting out the money to do this.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
yes it could happen...
