“TEK” = violin technique and/or “vio-technical” info (see our Tech Support for computer related info).

Three kinds of TEK:

1) Left Hand/Fingerboard

2) Right Hand/Bow

3) Instruments & Gear

This section will feature technical lessons and advice on right and left hand stuff, bowing, fingering, posture, equipment, etc…

Featured Lessons:

• The Harmonic Squeal Faux Feedback Technique – Sound like a Rock Guitarist even without an amp!
• see Cotton Eyed Joe lesson for a video example of using distortion and an automatic motion-sensing “wha” effect called “Hot Hand”… (full review of the Hot Hand coming soon!).
• Shattered Silence home-made 6 string violin demo
• Bow Finger Flow – how to keep bow fingers flexible and graceful for benefit in many areas
• Electric Violin Pick-Up info and reviews
• Electronic Effects info & reviews

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Here is an auto-generated list of every lesson that has the Vio-Tek category assigned to it! They might not all be a directly technical lesson, but have some technical element associated with them.

• Electric Violin Effects Audio Examples
• History of Bowed String Documentary
• Stroh Violin Mix of bowed horn resonator
• The way-back machine: early Gamalon electric violin photo
• Knilling Planetary Violin Tuner Demo
• Groove & Feel How to make Your Playing Come Alive
• iFiddle Magazine Special COVID-19 Lesson
• Funny Dirt Bike Sounds on Violin
• Babik’s Minor Swing Arrangement
• Fiddle Jam Club Newsletter September 2015
• Three B Blues Scale Jams
• MM101-Cotton Eyed Joe
• PVC violin project
• Don’t Fret fingerboard sticker
• Renegade Repairs – soundpost adjustments
• Violin Microphone and pick-up comparisons
• HipHop Violin
• Kookaburra: The Cool Version – Violin and Cello Trio
• My Path Suggested Learning Studies
• Get The Led Out Guitarist’s illuminated bow
• My Pick-Up Explorations
• Major to Blues scale conversion – Cool EZ fingering trick!
• It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – Kitty Wells
• How NOT to Scratch & Squeak on the Violin
• Indian Double Necked Electric Violin
• Elek Tek – violin gear info
• Finger-Tek
• Bow-Tek Section
• Fiddle Jam Picture Gallery
• Left-handed upside-down Polish gypsy violinist
• The Elusive Digital Stradivarius on NPR
• Half & whole steps – explained & put to use
• Technique Study Book Suggestions
• Bow Finger Flow
• Electric Violin pics
• Tatering Level 4 – chopping technique
• Tatering Level 2 – – adding double “drone” strings
• Tater Section
• Musical Priest – Irish/Celtic tune
• Slur Exercises – Essential Elements Book 1 Pg. 29
• Electric Violin Pick-Up info & reviews
• Electronic Effects info & reviews
• Shattered Silence 6 string violin demo
• Harmonic Squeal Faux Feedback Technique
• Wit & Wisdom “GIG ETIQUETTE AND THE REAL WORLD”
• A Sound Environment – Wit & Wisdom
• Bouncy Blues
• Vio-Tek
• Swallowtail Jig
• Cotton Eyed Joe
• That Fiddle Sound
• Vibrato