Violinist Andrew Bird answers the internet's burning questions about playing the violin. What is the secret to vibrato? Why are violins so expensive? Is there a trick to properly tuning a violin? Answers to these questions and many more await—it's Violin Support.

Director: Justin Wolfson
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Christopher Jones
Expert: Andrew Bird
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Camera Operator: Lucas Vilicich
Sound Mixer: Paul Cornett
Production Assistant: Fernando Barajas
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia

00:00 Violin Support
00:12 Vibrato
00:56 Price Point
01:31 Bow Technique
02:13 Fiddle vs Violin
02:51 Baroque vs Modern
03:54 Stradivarius
04:49 Rosin
05:24 Loop Pedal
06:50 Tuning
07:46 Hearing Loss
08:11 Speeding Up
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