The past couple days, I didn't really have time to do anything for Viola Week, nor did I really know what to do. Last night, I did start looking up more ideas for slipping pegs.
So today, I pulled my viola out and tried one of the ideas. I used some fine sandpaper to roughen out the areas that were all smooth and shiny on the peg. That seemed to be working, so I went to the piano and started trying to tune the string. I was tightening and tuning, when suddenly, there was a huge SNAP! And my bridge had broken in half...
Now that my heart has mostly stopped racing (it was really loud and scary), I can think about what might have happened. I haven't really touched my viola in several years, so the strings and everything are old and haven't been maintained. I think that the strings were just so old that they couldn't get to the right note without being over tightened. I'm obviously not a viola expert, so I don't know if that's true, but it's my theory.
While I have another bridge, I don't have anymore strings and I don't know how to replace a bridge or strings. So Viola Week has come to an end.
Summary of Viola Week:
I feel like I didn't really get to do anything. I'm excited that I have an idea of how to tune my instrument, but I never got to play. So I think I will try Viola Week in the future, when we can afford to have it repaired.
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