My #1 mandolin has a white silk bag...sometimes the mandolin in inside the bag when in the hard case, sometimes the bag is just under the mandolin. It's a violin bag left over from my days attempting...
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My #1 mandolin has a white silk bag...sometimes the mandolin in inside the bag when in the hard case, sometimes the bag is just under the mandolin. It's a violin bag left over from my days attempting...
This is a particularly good exercise, thanks for posting it.
It's also a good way to learn closed position fingerings.
Oy...bowl back! not the other word
The more one uses the 4th finger in playing, the less unruly it becomes.
Lots of bowel backs in the early 20th century had ribs that looked like that.
Plus there were those all those Gibson ads!
Mike I deeply respect your moderation and personal opinions.:)
I agree about heavy electric basses - I've even had my luthier buddy hollow out the back of my fretless J bass. BTW, it sounds...
I wonder what the local music scene would have been like if he had decided to stay. Thanks again!
The big issues with your grandpa's mandolin would be condition, particularly neck action.
I'm one of the folks that plays bowlbacks regularly, mostly Italian music, choro, Klezmer, and classical....
Well, if you leave the ITM and Scottish sessions and go to a jazz jam session, you'll need to be able to improvise!:grin:
But your point is well taken in terms of the musical context involved....
Frankly you don't need a strap with a bowlback...seriously. You can even stroll without a strap.
Looks like they all are bowlbacks, too. :)
It's good to hear it on mandolin, as I've heard it as a guitar piece. Thanks for the nice playing.
Like you, I just stick a piece of rolled up felt or a bit of foam under the strings right by the tailpiece. Cheap, easy, and works very well.
when it gets to the USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Fs7_pied4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqA4IviTEwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRCYp9Lft8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqA4IviTEwQ
and from my hometown!
The book is quite interesting and well written!
I also didn't know about Curti in New Orleans before.
Thanks, Sheri.
Thanks for posting that! Yes, it's a bit different than the "American style"....and I like it a lot.
Musicianship and humor are a great combination. :grin:
Sometimes fruit salad mix is delicious.
Yes, many players, particularly American BG and roots style musicians, do pick near the fingerboard...but those of us from the Italian tradition often play more in the middle of the picking "zone"...
Well, I must say that when you explain it that way, I can agree with what you say in principle. Thank you.
I don't argue about the "problematic origin" of "Turkey in the Straw"...but the tune can be a lot of fun to play and certainly not "dull" when played with some verve...like a group I played with a...
Ok, thanks, I understand.
Out of respectful curiosity, why?
I see your point, but I was not referring to the solo piano music but to Beethoven's symphonic works.
Indeed, like Bach and Mozart, he was a great improviser at the keyboard.
" Now most...