Don't Fret Finger Position Markers for Violin and Viola (44 Vln Or 14 Viola)

by Dont Fret Enterprises

Product Features

• Don't Fret replaces the "tapes on the fingerboard" method of teaching fingerings to beginning string students.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0002FOATA
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,094 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #2 in Musical Instruments > Band & Orchestra > Violas

Product Description

Don't Fret replaces the "tapes on the fingerboard" method of teaching fingerings to beginning string students. Designed to save time for the classroom teacher or the private studio teacher by eliminating the time it takes to apply tapes to the fingerboard and the margin of error created by slipping and fraying tapes. The picture implies there are two sets. THERE IS ONLY ONE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Item Photo is Misleading: You Get One Piece, Not Two, May 2, 2011

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Ross Flaven (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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I'll keep this at five stars so as to not adversely tilt the average for the product itself--the product is well designed and works well; but, I overlooked the "small type" at the very end of the description that acknowledges that despite everything else on the page (photographs, plural item title), there is only one piece, not two.

At $10.56 for two pieces, I thought that was an appropriate cost; but, $10.56 for one piece is a bit pricey for a crack'n'peel template. I researched the Internet for more information about the "Don't Fret..." item and it seems Amazon keeps getting pointed to as the place to purchase it (from other stores and violin/fiddle pages, for example). Whoever put up the misleading photo and description has the responsibility to correct that, or at least give more prominence to it being only one piece, not the implied two.

So, lacking that: be advised this this item contains just one piece, not the implied two.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Caveat Emptor! One size doesn't fit all!, October 17, 2011

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Vox Ferrorum "Patrick (soldier, violinist, Tr... (KCMO, originally from central Illinois) - See all my reviews

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I purchased this (not on Amazon - I won't mention the site) for less than half of the price here, and I was excited. I am a beginner (almost intermediate), and I really thought this product would assist me. I brought it to my next lesson, and my instructor and other staff at the music shop struggled with this for quite a while before bringing me the bad news: Try as they might, it just didn't line up with my German-made 4/4 sized fiddle (made in 1956). All violins are not standard in their length, size, tuning, etc. This is a great 'all-in-one' tape product idea, but I would recommend just using the single tapes method, applied piece-meal, by your instructor in the properly-tuned location for your particular violin. They even make kits of those single tapes that are much less expensive and good quality. All of this said, YOUR experience may vary with this product - as it has done the trick for other reviewers here. Good luck in your fiddling and violin playing and learning! It might be nicknamed The Devil's Instrument, but playing it can be rather heavenly!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice aid for higher positions, March 31, 2010

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R. W. Bauer "fiddleman1" (Lexington, Ky) - See all my reviews
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This aid stays attached well. Great for a biginner and also an aid for finding higher positions.