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943
Hi Everyone. has this ever happend to you buy a new fiddle and it sounds great and loud. then a few months later your outher fiddle is cross tuned and you only...
srmpfan
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May 9, 2005
6:14 am
944
Hi, This is Sue. I've taught strings (public school) for 33 years and played for 44. There can be a lot of things going on with your instrument. It takes a...
Susan K. Bechler
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May 9, 2005
12:18 pm
945
I have noticed this sometimes. I think that if I put the fiddle in some other tuning, like FCGD or AEAE, it can improve the sound at times. Fiddles are funny...
John A
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May 9, 2005
5:10 pm
946
... Sounds like you are in cross tuning. Calm down, chill out. Even your fiddle will like you better when you're not so cross. ;-) ...
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May 9, 2005
6:48 pm
947
What is cross tuning? Is that like AEAE? What cajun songs would you play in that tuning? Dwight PS learning Pa Janvier right now. I love those minor tunes. ...
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zydeholic
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May 9, 2005
6:50 pm
948
no my handmade fiddle is cross tuned this fiddle that sounds bad is tuned down G C D F Kelli ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
kelli
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May 9, 2005
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949
I was kidding, making a word play on "cross". Check your system clock. This last message had a mar. 7th date on it, but the first one was ok. dwight ... ...
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zydeholic
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May 10, 2005
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950
... As far as I know, that's what they call cross-tuning. That is, the generic term for an alternate tuning like ADAD and such. This is common in old-tymey...
Rob Trahan
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May 10, 2005
3:36 am
951
There are several tunings that could be considered cross tuning. In Appalachian, the most common is AEAE, but there ARE others, like DDAD. It is also called...
John A
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May 10, 2005
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952
... I call that tuned down. Makes it easier to play with a key of C accordion, which is most common. A key of D accordion is easiest to play with if you're...
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zydeholic
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May 10, 2005
2:31 pm
953
I have been having a LOT of fun with that tuning. I have been playing blues with other musicians in that tuning, works well! Is it improper to call it "Cajun...
John A
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May 10, 2005
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954
I would suggest you go for something like "The Carriere Brothers". They do creole/blues stuff, and can be considered one of the influences to modern zydeco....
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May 10, 2005
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955
... A personal favorite in Zydeco is Chris Ardoin -- Gonna Be Just Fine and Turn the Page are great albums. The band is super tight, and Chris is a killer...
Rob Trahan
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May 10, 2005
11:46 pm
957
Are we speaking of Zydeco Stomp Artist: Fernest Arceneaux featuring Victor Walker? Thanks everybody for the ideas about Zydeco! I have been enjoying Stanly...
John A
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May 11, 2005
1:18 pm
958
The name of the cd is "Zydeco Stomp". Its a compilation cd featuring numerous artists. Arceneaux might be on there. Fernest is the first artist on it, and...
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zydeholic
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May 11, 2005
5:32 pm
959
is anybody going to Augusta this year? I'll be taking Al Berard's class again, as my fiddle and I have not been communicating very effectively these days... ...
Betsy Fuller
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Jun 15, 2005
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960
Hi Betsy, Yes, Steve and I are going...will look forward to seeing you! Communication problems with your fiddle :-) That's a great way to put it! Hard to...
Blair Kilpatrick
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Jun 15, 2005
1:32 pm
961
... Same with me on the fiddle. Seconding at the CFLFM jams, and never feeling like I've got it right, and seconding and "firsting" at the slow jams (and...
zydeholic
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Jun 15, 2005
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Folks It's good to see a rise in excitement as Augusta approaches. Betsy, staying with Al is a great idea. He's such a great guy. Heck, I'm going to my fourth...
Eugene N. Losey
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Jun 15, 2005
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963
yeah, "communication problems" consists me of walking past the fiddle, shaking my fist and cursing at it. Had a similar experience to Dwight's and Blair's -...
Betsy Fuller
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Jun 15, 2005
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964
... How are you at picking stuff out by ear, even if its only seconding? I'll have my accordion this time. Perhaps we can hole up somewhere some afternoon and...
zydeholic
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Jun 15, 2005
8:55 pm
965
Good idea! I would give it a shot. There's usually a slow jam following the afternoon class, too, where screwing up is allowed. Far as playing by ear, that's...
Betsy Fuller
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Jun 15, 2005
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966
I'm wondering, do they allow barbeques in that park in the front of the school. That might be a good way to get a bunch of folks together one afternoon or ...
zydeholic
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Jun 16, 2005
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967
yeah, there is a lot happening - and I'm working, too, so between that and taking a class, it's hard to find time. We can find a litle spot on campus...
Betsy Fuller
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Jun 16, 2005
11:17 am
968
It's funny, the one thing I'm pretty good at is picking up chords by ear on the fiddle, and doing a straightforward kind of seconding, with a basic shuffle...
Blair Kilpatrick
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Jun 16, 2005
1:35 pm
969
... And if you're like me, playing along to cd's just doesn't cut it. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
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Jun 16, 2005
2:43 pm
970
... I haven't touched my fiddle in quite some time...more communication issues, but when I was crazy about it here's how I picked out songs by ear: I played...
Rob Trahan
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Jun 16, 2005
4:22 pm
971
Sitting here in a Pittsburgh hotel lobby on their computer, chomping at the bit to get down there and see everyone. Doing accordion this year, but will likely...
zydeholic
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Jul 10, 2005
2:33 pm
972
I was just listening to some mp3's online, http://npmusic.org/artists.html#badeaux to learn some accordion licks, and the fiddle playing struck me as highly...
zydeholic
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Jul 22, 2005
2:42 am
973
144 members of this list. That sort of crept up on me. Well, say something....
zydeholic
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