Hi Hive account@customnature! I would recommend getting structured lessons from a string school, to start off. Suzuki School for Strings, in the River Street Jazz Cafe building is the only local school I know of, and is the same school I learned at, years ago. You need a good, solid base of technique, early in the process, so that would be my recommendation. I can teach a few things, but you want a good teacher to learn the basics from. Body position and mechanics are crucial for violin, as with any instrument. Are you writing music?