Sigh... this is probably a normal thing... but it definitely isn't something that I like. The end pin on one of my violins is just loosened itself... which is quite a feat given the amount of weight and tension pulling on it... but here it is, sticking out a bit... about a centimeter or two (half a cow's toenail for the Americans out there...), and it does means that it is quite annoying to play on. Plus, it probably needs to be fixed up before it pops out completely and leaves me with a dropped bridge and soundpost and lots of strings hanging loose and flopping around!

I checked with the local luthier to see if he could fit me in tomorrow morning... and he could. But I also checked to see if this was probably something that I could fix up myself. He did give me some simple instructions... but in the end, I balked at the part where I need to apply enough force for it to "slide" back in... honestly, it didn't feel like it was going to slide anywhere!

Now, likely, I just needed to apply more force... but I chickened out. This is a violin that has survived since the 19th century... and I'm not going to be the idiot that causes it serious harm!

... so, I called up again, and said that I wasn't comfortable doing it... and would rather that an experienced pair of hands would do it!

So, no playing this evening... I used my crappy throwaway violin for teaching, and didn't try to use this... just in case I popped it out even more!

I will drop by and have this fixed up first thing in the morning whilst on the way to a rehearsal. Probably should just bring an extra violin... just in case of disaster!

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