First set of bones - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T17:16:39Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A56311&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks:-)...learning the lingotag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-17:2477478:Comment:563112011-11-17T17:11:25.829ZRoberta Perkinshttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobertaPerkins
<p>Thanks:-)...learning the lingo</p>
<p>Thanks:-)...learning the lingo</p> Hi Roberta. A 'session' is a…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-17:2477478:Comment:564262011-11-17T16:12:31.617ZStrumeliahttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>Hi Roberta. A 'session' is a music jam, usually fairly small, and a 'session buster' would be some person or instrument that is inappropriately loud, overpowering, or disruptive, making it difficult to enjoy playing as a group, and essentially putting an end to the session.</p>
<p>Hi Roberta. A 'session' is a music jam, usually fairly small, and a 'session buster' would be some person or instrument that is inappropriately loud, overpowering, or disruptive, making it difficult to enjoy playing as a group, and essentially putting an end to the session.</p> Hi, Strumelia:
We haven't met…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-17:2477478:Comment:564192011-11-17T13:10:10.941ZRoberta Perkinshttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobertaPerkins
<p>Hi, Strumelia:</p>
<p>We haven't met but I just have to ask what is 'session busters'? Roberta<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Strumelia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A55011#2477478Comment55065"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Ilike them! Lots of different tones are possible from even one set, just by varying your hand position or the motions. i got carried away and a modest collection now. I tend to…</p>
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<p>Hi, Strumelia:</p>
<p>We haven't met but I just have to ask what is 'session busters'? Roberta<br/> <br/>
<cite>Strumelia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A55011#2477478Comment55065"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Ilike them! Lots of different tones are possible from even one set, just by varying your hand position or the motions. i got carried away and a modest collection now. I tend to like the clicky/softer/hollow sounding ones, rather than the really loud clacky hardwood ones.</p>
<p>It still amazes me that I can actually make that triple click thing work with so little effort. :)</p>
<p>I think the biggest problem is that spoons have a terrible reputation as 'session busters', and bones are seen as directly related to spoons.</p>
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</blockquote> Bluegrass pickers are prodigi…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-10:2477478:Comment:553622011-11-10T22:29:45.249ZCarl Andertonhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/CarlAnderton
<p>Bluegrass pickers are prodigious in their intolerance. I know 'cause I used to be one.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Nicholas A Bechtel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment55445"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have a buddy that is a Bluegrass player and he gives me the evil eye if I break em out. …</p>
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<p>Bluegrass pickers are prodigious in their intolerance. I know 'cause I used to be one.<br/> <br/>
<cite>Nicholas A Bechtel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment55445"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have a buddy that is a Bluegrass player and he gives me the evil eye if I break em out. </p>
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</blockquote> That's funny, good analogy. I…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-10:2477478:Comment:553612011-11-10T16:32:48.654ZNicholas A Bechtelhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/NicholasABechtel
<p>That's funny, good analogy. I played drums some and I can see where you can get a type of rudiment thing going with each hand but applying it to music Sometimes I'm way off. There are moments when it sounds the way it should sound and I'm going What did I just do, and I can't find it again. As anything else it's a learning process. I think they sound cool, have fun!</p>
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<p>That's funny, good analogy. I played drums some and I can see where you can get a type of rudiment thing going with each hand but applying it to music Sometimes I'm way off. There are moments when it sounds the way it should sound and I'm going What did I just do, and I can't find it again. As anything else it's a learning process. I think they sound cool, have fun!</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A55274&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2477478Comment55274"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Slowly. I'm doing OK. I can get a nice triplet going, but, like the dog that finally catches a car, I have no idea what to do with it! Sometimes I can pick them up and get going immediately. Other times, nada. Thanks for asking.<br/> <br/> <cite>Nicholas A Bechtel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment55272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I got a pair of ebony, I wanted the loudest even though I had no idea how to play them. There loud alright, and everyone that hears them shares the same sentiment, boy those are loud. So I got two pair made out of Cherry, a little softer wood. How's it going with getting the feel for them? </p>
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</blockquote> I have a buddy that is a Blue…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-10:2477478:Comment:554452011-11-10T16:05:45.020ZNicholas A Bechtelhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/NicholasABechtel
<p>I have a buddy that is a Bluegrass player and he gives me the evil eye if I break em out. Of course I am still learning.</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Strumelia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones#2477478Comment55065"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Ilike them! Lots of different tones are possible from even one set, just by varying your hand position or the motions. i got carried away and a modest collection now. I tend to…</p>
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<p>I have a buddy that is a Bluegrass player and he gives me the evil eye if I break em out. Of course I am still learning.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones#2477478Comment55065"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Ilike them! Lots of different tones are possible from even one set, just by varying your hand position or the motions. i got carried away and a modest collection now. I tend to like the clicky/softer/hollow sounding ones, rather than the really loud clacky hardwood ones.</p>
<p>It still amazes me that I can actually make that triple click thing work with so little effort. :)</p>
<p>I think the biggest problem is that spoons have a terrible reputation as 'session busters', and bones are seen as directly related to spoons.</p>
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</blockquote> Slowly. I'm doing OK. I can g…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-10:2477478:Comment:552742011-11-10T16:00:09.816ZKevin Goodinghttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/KevinGooding
<p>Slowly. I'm doing OK. I can get a nice triplet going, but, like the dog that finally catches a car, I have no idea what to do with it! Sometimes I can pick them up and get going immediately. Other times, nada. Thanks for asking.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Nicholas A Bechtel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment55272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I got a pair of ebony, I wanted the loudest even though…</p>
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<p>Slowly. I'm doing OK. I can get a nice triplet going, but, like the dog that finally catches a car, I have no idea what to do with it! Sometimes I can pick them up and get going immediately. Other times, nada. Thanks for asking.<br/> <br/>
<cite>Nicholas A Bechtel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-set-of-bones?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment55272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I got a pair of ebony, I wanted the loudest even though I had no idea how to play them. There loud alright, and everyone that hears them shares the same sentiment, boy those are loud. So I got two pair made out of Cherry, a little softer wood. How's it going with getting the feel for them? </p>
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</blockquote> I got a pair of ebony, I want…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-10:2477478:Comment:552722011-11-10T15:54:14.858ZNicholas A Bechtelhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/NicholasABechtel
<p>I got a pair of ebony, I wanted the loudest even though I had no idea how to play them. There loud alright, and everyone that hears them shares the same sentiment, boy those are loud. So I got two pair made out of Cherry, a little softer wood. How's it going with getting the feel for them? </p>
<p>I got a pair of ebony, I wanted the loudest even though I had no idea how to play them. There loud alright, and everyone that hears them shares the same sentiment, boy those are loud. So I got two pair made out of Cherry, a little softer wood. How's it going with getting the feel for them? </p> The Rythm Bones Society webpa…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-06:2477478:Comment:552382011-11-06T21:54:02.637ZJohn Mikenashttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JohnMikenas
<p>The Rythm Bones Society webpage is an excellent source for all things bones.</p>
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<p>The Rythm Bones Society webpage is an excellent source for all things bones.</p>
<p> </p> Ilike them! Lots of differen…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-11-06:2477478:Comment:550652011-11-06T20:38:06.344ZStrumeliahttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>Ilike them! Lots of different tones are possible from even one set, just by varying your hand position or the motions. i got carried away and a modest collection now. I tend to like the clicky/softer/hollow sounding ones, rather than the really loud clacky hardwood ones.</p>
<p>It still amazes me that I can actually make that triple click thing work with so little effort. :)</p>
<p>I think the biggest problem is that spoons have a terrible reputation as 'session busters', and bones are…</p>
<p>Ilike them! Lots of different tones are possible from even one set, just by varying your hand position or the motions. i got carried away and a modest collection now. I tend to like the clicky/softer/hollow sounding ones, rather than the really loud clacky hardwood ones.</p>
<p>It still amazes me that I can actually make that triple click thing work with so little effort. :)</p>
<p>I think the biggest problem is that spoons have a terrible reputation as 'session busters', and bones are seen as directly related to spoons.</p>