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    Re: Source of bone for bandolim bridges

    Too easy. Thanks, Marty! And thanks for the detailed tip on how to work it.

    I'm off to the pet store this afternoon, and should have results by the weekend.

    Fingers crossed!
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    Source of bone for bandolim bridges

    My father-in-law, Sam, who some of you here might remember from his visits to the Symposium, the eccentric Scotsman with his eccentric mandolins, has built a few Brazilian-style bandolims, mostly at...
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    Re: Choro in Vienna, Austria?

    Asked and answered. There's a Facebook page for Roda de Choro Wien.

    I've posted a query, and have gotten an immediate like from a local Brasileira. There's hope!
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    Choro in Vienna, Austria?

    Kind of a longshot here, but I was wondering if there are any choro players in Vienna.

    I'll be there in June, and would love it if a get-together or even a roda could be organized while I'm...
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    Re: Who made Danilo Brito's latest bandolim?

    I don't know who the luthier is, but Danilo told us at the Symposium (in 2010, I think) that he moved into his current bandolim primarily because it projected better in live situations (i.e., it's...
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    Re: Going through my Tony Rice stuff

    Dawg's Kentucky wasn't your usual, garden-variety Kentucky. It was a special model, and a very very good instrument.
  7. Re: Thinking about coming to PT for the Choro workshop?

    Yeah, someday I'd like to get back, too.

    Especially with Dudu there. Fantastic teacher, great guy.

    What he's done with Caraivana just gets better every time you listen!
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    Re: "Easy" Choro Melodies for young students

    Some very nice 'under-the-radar' pieces in here, Fernando.

    'Iara' is really beautiful, but doesn't get played much, for some reason. Some of us know it from a lead sheet that's been kicking...
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    Re: World of pixinguinha

    Hi Al,

    Good luck on your morning show. I love radio, and I love formats like what you're describing. I'm jealous, actually, as I used do a little radio work in my college days and loved every...
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    Re: World of pixinguinha

    That's a little harsh, don't you think, Scott??

    A little while ago, Acari published five volumes of choros and choro-related material that specifically pre-dated Pixinguinha.

    They've since...
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    Re: World of pixinguinha

    Pixinguinha, born on April 23 in 1897. His first choro, 'Lata de Leite', was written in 1911.

    Ernesto Nazareth, born March 20 in 1863. He wrote 'Brejeiro' in 1893.

    Chiquinha Gonzaga, born...
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    Re: Hamilton de Holanda

    That band is SO tight! And they've been doing that kind of crazy, tight stuff for years. I don't know how they do it.

    And Hermeto, too! He's easy to underestimate sometimes, but he's right in...
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    Re: Did the American Songbook Kill Jazz?

    Frank Vignola and Mark O'Connor are both honorary mandolin players. Every note either one of them plays is mandolin content.
  14. Re: Sapeca Iaiá: A "New" choro song of Jacob do Bandolim

    Hi Jim,

    That's a great idea, and we went down that track a bit just after I got here. But funding dried up, and we scaled back on big cultural exchange plans for a while. Things are picking up...
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    The summer's been great, with more sun and more heat than Wellington's been used to, so there's been plenty of beach time over the holidays, and I've just picked up windsurfing. Not that I'm any...
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    On re-reading, this might not suggest what I meant, which was "I'm a little late on the hop in responding to your post, Jim."

    Seriously, thanks for the link. It's always good to have a variety...
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    A little late on the hop for this, Jim. Thanks for the link.

    From New Zealand, all options are equally difficult. Ordering direct from Brazil generally works best for me, as there's only one...
  18. Re: Sapeca Iaiá: A "New" choro song of Jacob do Bandolim

    Hi Al,

    It's published by the same people who brought us 'Tocando Com Jacob,' so it's likely to be very high quality.
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    Thanks for the links, Carlos! I'm going to have to place my order right away.
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    Thanks for the link!

    Just clicking back in now, I re-read the comment next to the video. They've got 15 previously unpublished pieces by Jacob?!

    That would be a real find. Would love to see...
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    Re: Did the American Songbook Kill Jazz?

    Jazz is dead?

    Again?

    Jazz was dead in the 70s, killed by rock music, corpse run over by disco, roadkill ground into the tarmac by punk.

    But they forgot to tell Stephane Grappelli, who...
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    Re: What is 'Choro'?

    Jacob loved syncopation, and he also had the most amazing rubato, dragging back and accelerating like a dancer. Stretching across the bar line could have come from either of these, and, either way,...
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    Re: What is 'Choro'?

    Word of warning if you try this... you'll be tweaking pitch in Slowdowner a LOT. Definitely worth the trouble, but you'll have to get a + or - semitone count for just about every tune.

    'Tocando...
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    Re: Choro Sources

    Hey Jim,

    This release sort of snuck up on us, didn't it?

    Looks like a really worthwhile effort. It's published with the participation of the Instituto Jacob do Bandolim, the same folks who...
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    Re: Choro Picking

    Hi Marc,

    Yes, exactly. Especially if, as Tim says, it's a slow choro, but even for the fast ones, too. The syncopation is the thing, so the syncopated notes are emphasized, and emphasis is...
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