kestrel
Feb-10-2009, 9:06am
Well, as promised, here is a sound clip of the Kestrel #4 mandola.
There are a few two-finger chords, at the beginning, then an abbreviated version of the hornpipe "Boys of Bluehill".
I'm kind of embarrassed to air this. I've been in the shop almost constantly, the past month, and haven't been getting in much practice - and - I've only been playing mandola for two-days, now, so this is pretty sloppy. The extra 2.5 inches of scale length, over the mandolin, takes some getting used to - and I ain't that great of a mandolin player, to begin with.
No laughing allowed. Anyone caught sniggering will be asked to gather up their books, and stand in the hallway until class is over. Then see me at my desk.
The instrument has only been strung for two days, but it does seem to be settling in pretty nicely, and I'm looking forward to it getting only better. Maybe, with some practice, I might even get better at playing it.
Thanks, Gene
There are a few two-finger chords, at the beginning, then an abbreviated version of the hornpipe "Boys of Bluehill".
I'm kind of embarrassed to air this. I've been in the shop almost constantly, the past month, and haven't been getting in much practice - and - I've only been playing mandola for two-days, now, so this is pretty sloppy. The extra 2.5 inches of scale length, over the mandolin, takes some getting used to - and I ain't that great of a mandolin player, to begin with.
No laughing allowed. Anyone caught sniggering will be asked to gather up their books, and stand in the hallway until class is over. Then see me at my desk.
The instrument has only been strung for two days, but it does seem to be settling in pretty nicely, and I'm looking forward to it getting only better. Maybe, with some practice, I might even get better at playing it.
Thanks, Gene