Hello to everyone, and thanks to new members with a genuine interest in playing the bones. On the other hand we seem to have been the target of spammers over...
Hi everyone, We've changed the settings of this group so that new members are "moderated" by Steve Brown and/or me, so that we can weed out these occasional...
Hi all, I'd like to make an offer to the group. I'd like to make an informal bones compilation. Send me a recording of yourself playing the bones and I'll put ...
Dia dhuit - It's been a while since I've posted & I thought I'd jot down a few gigs I have in case anyone is in the Buffalo, NY area over St. Paddy's weekend &...
Hey Bob, Good luck on your project here, I hope you have alot of responses. I will say that after several of the bones fests, Steve Wixon produced cd's...
Hi everyone, I ran into something interesting this past weekend. My contradance band was playing an out of town gig, and I was talking with the sound guy as I...
I do. I struggled with my bones for about a year, and got moderate results with wrist strain for most of that time. Then I attended the Bones Workshop at our...
I find a whole lot less stress having the bones on either side of the middle finger. Now I'll have to see if that hold will reduce the stress. Thanks for the...
Weird. My memory is apparently shot. I see that I posted something about this a few years ago. Don't remember that. Here I was all excited that I'd stumbled...
I've played bones that way with the anvil shifted way up when I wanted to make a quieter sound. It does tend to shift the center of gravity so if you're using...
I am not all that great at interpreting written 'how to play bones instructions,' but Tim's description sounds like what Percy Danforth called "floating the...
Slainte! Sorry I've been off the radar for so long. St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, and what's St. Patrick's Day without yer bones! I'll be playing...
Dia Dhuit all - now that St. Paddy's is safely past us (Still feeling the residuals?) for another year, I've begun to set to the task of working on some bones...
Scott's Bone Store Now Open Greetings Bone Fans, After nearly two years of planning and construction, I am happy to announce the Sneak Peek opening of my...
Congratulations! I sent in a order for sun bleached bones and I found the shopping cart fairly easy to use. Thank you very much. I encountered a problem...
Thanks for posting that Kenny! Rowan is actually the guy who got me started on bones back around '95 or '96 when we both played the Kansas City Renaissance ...
... bones?!!! I was given a set by Dutch for teaching my students bones playing. They're inexpensive so you can get quite a few for larger groups - not a...
Hi Tim, Thank you for your kind comments about the site. "Dutch Penny Bones" are RBS member Dutch Kopp's trade marked name for his low-cost easy-to-play...
Hey Terri, The hour long 'Old Time Bone Show' I did for 4th graders last year went great. But I was never able to get a copy of the video to send to you. All...
... of your site myself & you've got some really nice features & attracations for those interested in any facet of the bones. It's going to be a great...
Hi Scott! Sorry I've been off the radar for so long. Your website looks great, and I'm hoping when (and if) I can find more time (don't we all!), and my...
Hello to Any and All who are out there. My name is Dan and I live in Ohio next to Lake Erie. I am an artist and teacher who has a passion for folk music. Two...
Great to hear another person is addicted. There are a couple of way which to treat your bones (that i have come across. the two ways that i have found work...
Hi Kenny, Thank you for the plug. Great timing. I am working on the beeswax and rosin bonegrip product pages right now. All five varieties should be available...
Hello Dan, Welcome to the Rhythm Bones forum. This forum is your best bet for everything about musical bones. Several members will probably offer you great...
Dan, Welcome and thanks for joining the group. Unfortunately my time constraints do not permitt me to adequately respond to your message. I'm off to Ireland on...
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