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Post by D2o on Mar 24, 2008 12:58:34 GMT -5
Over the weekend, I had an opportunity to "fiddle" around with a violin for, literally, a few minutes.
You know ... it was kinda fun!
And funny ... I found it very strange to vibrato ... I just could not get my head around it at first. Instead of trying to rapidly move the finger/hand that was on the string, I kept rapidly moving the bow back and forth. I think I may have killed their cat.
Anyway, I* can see the appeal of fiddlin' - not that I'm going to rush out and buy one.
* This is the opinion of one listener. Other listeners may not share this opinion, and GN2 does not necessarily share this opinion.
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Post by sumgai on Mar 24, 2008 14:07:33 GMT -5
subj: Violin ... yeah, I said it You say that like it was a bad thing........  Real bow, E-Bow, it's all good. After all, controllable sustain is the name of the game!  sumgai |
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Post by Ripper on Mar 24, 2008 14:59:42 GMT -5
Its great fun isnt it?
Its tuned the same as a Mandolin, so I can find a song or two on the ol' fiddle as well.
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Post by D2o on Mar 24, 2008 15:36:54 GMT -5
Its great fun isnt it? Its tuned the same as a Mandolin, so I can find a song or two on the ol' fiddle as well. I don't actually know any mandolin songs, but they did enjoy my make-shift picking more than anything I did with the bow  |
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Post by cynical1 on Mar 24, 2008 22:17:53 GMT -5
Its tuned the same as a Mandolin, so I can find a song or two on the ol' fiddle as well. Funny you should mention that... When my daughter was young she wanted a violin. It arrived about a week before her first lesson. She was all excited and wanted to play something...so... Well, I saw 4 strings and tuned it like my bass - EADG - and proceeded to teach her some simple blues patterns. She practiced like a dog for a week. Then came the first lesson... This is when I learned that it tunes GDAE...boy, were we both surprised... Poor kid, took her two weeks to learn the patterns backwards... Happy Trails Cynical1 |
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Post by gfxbss on Mar 25, 2008 8:32:42 GMT -5
i just got a violin a month or so ago. i am really struggling to play it..... i havent heard a good sound come from it yet.
Tyler
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Post by D2o on Mar 25, 2008 8:54:37 GMT -5
This is when I learned that it tunes GDAE...boy, were we both surprised... Cynical1 LOL ... that's very funny! |
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Post by sumgai on Mar 25, 2008 12:08:47 GMT -5
Not as funny as the look on the face of the Violin Master, as he heard the undoubtable influence of B.B. King!
"And you say you've been doing this only one week? Oy vay!"
I woulda paid good money to see that one. ;D
sumgai
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Post by spitfire23bc on Mar 25, 2008 12:25:09 GMT -5
I can see the appeal of fiddlin' - not that I'm going to rush out and buy one. I hear you, DD; some of my favourite tunes have fantastic violin parts (Speedway at Nazareth, by Mark Knopfler; anything by Dave Matthews Band!). I'd love to be able to produce the same beautiful sound, but I somehow think it'd take a while to learn.  |
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Post by cynical1 on Mar 26, 2008 17:56:54 GMT -5
Yes, it was hard to keep a straight face...I was politely asked to limit my influence on her violin playing by the teacher and the wife... Like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star was a fast track to high brow... Oh well...I left her alone...and she started playing Country music...go figure... Happy Trails Cynical1 |
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Post by ChrisK on Mar 26, 2008 20:07:06 GMT -5
Cool, which country?
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Post by cynical1 on Mar 28, 2008 21:18:10 GMT -5
..Country...as in music to molest farm animals to...  Happy Trails Cynical1 |
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Post by sumgai on Mar 29, 2008 3:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by lpf3 on Mar 29, 2008 5:46:34 GMT -5
Daaaa-aaad |
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