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...
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Susan K. Bechler
susiecajun
May 9, 2005 12:18 pm
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...
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John A
j69sunnerd
May 9, 2005 5:10 pm
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...
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zydeholic
May 9, 2005 6:48 pm
... 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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zydeholic
May 9, 2005 6:50 pm
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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kelli
srmpfan
May 9, 2005 9:06 pm
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]...
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zydeholic
May 10, 2005 2:52 am
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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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
May 10, 2005 3:36 am
... 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...
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John A
j69sunnerd
May 10, 2005 1:12 pm
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...
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zydeholic
May 10, 2005 2:31 pm
... 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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John A
j69sunnerd
May 10, 2005 5:14 pm
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...
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zydeholic
May 10, 2005 6:05 pm
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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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
May 10, 2005 11:46 pm
... 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...
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John A
j69sunnerd
May 11, 2005 1:18 pm
Are we speaking of Zydeco Stomp Artist: Fernest Arceneaux featuring Victor Walker? Thanks everybody for the ideas about Zydeco! I have been enjoying Stanly...
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zydeholic
May 11, 2005 5:32 pm
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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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jun 15, 2005 11:57 am
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... ...
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Blair Kilpatrick
blairkilpatrick
Jun 15, 2005 1:32 pm
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...
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zydeholic
Jun 15, 2005 3:30 pm
... 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...
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Eugene N. Losey
elmchem
Jun 15, 2005 4:52 pm
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...
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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jun 15, 2005 7:40 pm
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 -...
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zydeholic
Jun 15, 2005 8:55 pm
... 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...
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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jun 15, 2005 9:40 pm
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...
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zydeholic
Jun 16, 2005 12:51 am
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 ...
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Betsy Fuller
efuller585
Jun 16, 2005 11:17 am
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...
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Blair Kilpatrick
blairkilpatrick
Jun 16, 2005 1:35 pm
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...
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zydeholic
Jun 16, 2005 2:43 pm
... 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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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
Jun 16, 2005 4:22 pm
... 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...
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zydeholic
Jul 10, 2005 2:33 pm
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...
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zydeholic
Jul 22, 2005 2:42 am
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...
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zydeholic
Jul 22, 2005 2:44 am
144 members of this list. That sort of crept up on me. Well, say something....
