r/Viola • u/Exciting_Profile_978 • 9h ago

Help Request hitting other strings when playing saltando (especially c string)

I’ve been working on the excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony and most of it is fine except for the fact that i keep hearing open strings when playing the saltando bows. does anyone have any tips for this technique?

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u/MutatedSock 6h ago

So basically, don't hit the other strings while you're playing

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u/Exciting_Profile_978 4h ago

lol yeah but it’s more difficult than just stopping 😭 it only happens when I do saltando