I recently sent the Eviola back to Wales for an upgrade, asking John Dingley if he could replace the buttons with capacitive-touch sensors. As usual, he did a brilliant job of it, 3D-printing a replacement bow handle with new wiring and programming. He also added a fourth touch sensor on top of the bow which I'm using to control vibrato.
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I've been practising
The Swan by Saint-Saëns. Still need to work on this some more, but it's getting there. Here's this morning's practice.
The Swan - Eviola (Soundcloud)
I'm lucky that he still makes time to work on experimental projects like this. A few years ago I picked up one of his early prototypes for a
MIDI hurdy-gurdy, and this has since developed into a flourishing business.
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