... A little out of our realm but try this: How to Make and Play the Washtub Bass with Ryan and Brennish Thomson - $29.95 Ryan is an old friend of mine. you...
... I play a homemade bass(and bones, of course) in a band called "The Electric Junk Band" I looked through lots of google search hits for "washtub bass" and...
Check out this guy's page.. Info on how to build tons of instruments.. including several types of basses. Enjoy :D http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/ ... ...
Hi. My name is Kevin, and I just joined this group today. I saw some bones players when I was at the Folklife Festival on Saturday in Seattle, Washington, and...
HI Kevin, And thanks for joining this group. I'm sure the members here will have some advice about materials, and if you check the archives, you should find a...
Thanks. Also, am I better off getting a set of bones, or a good pair first? I want to try a two-handed style. Also, would a set of pine and a set of ebony work...
Kind of depends on who you ask Kevin. As I recall, Percy Danforth advocated starting out two-handed, as he believed you'd be better off in the long run than...
Hey new member, If you've come this far, then consider youself a chosen one. I find that the best lesson out there is from "VASH" on you...
I haven't played ebony yet.. too expensive for me :). Pine is quieter than mostso that's a good choice for your practice pair. For your "performance pair", if...
With all due respect Michael, I believe Percy played one handed for years, and it wasn't until his wife invited him to perform in front of her students that he...
Hi Kevin, Welcome to the wonderful world of bones playing! There are many kinds of bones out there, Try different kinds of wood and just see what you like...
OK Kevin, here's my two cents. There was a pair of Danforth pine bones that were about as loud as any I've ever made, and I'm known for making loud bones. So...
... That's entirely possible Stephen. I used to have one of Percy's cassette tapes, from which I originally learned to play bones, and I thought I remembered...
One hand or two? I don't think either style is better. But they are different. Two-handed playing lets you add more color to the sound. And two-handed playing...
... quieter than ... "performance ... much any ... amazing ... Thanks. I did check out the website you mentioned, and their selection of bones is amazing. I...
What are some good practice materials for the bones, in terms of CDs and DVDs? Also, any music genres that are great with the bones? I've got two bluegrass...
The best music is the loud music so you can play loud. You pick what you like and make your performance personal. The more popular performances at bones fest...
... specific music so you can be ready for anything, then I recommend that you play with it all. Fast, slow, jazz, blues, bluegrass, dixieland, rock, soft...
3/3, 9/4, 10/7, 14/2, whatever you want. You can play to every beat. Most think only triplets work. Most Irish, Celtic is in 3 like waltzes. But, you can...
... It's a good point, but still a bit confusing. In Time Signature nomenclature, the top number tells the number of beats in a measure, the bottom number is...
You might get the idea that I have a limited understanding of key signatures, time signatures and such notation. Accurate. But I have fun. I recommend fun....
... Sorry about that. I guess I was humor impaired. But if you can have fun on rhythm, more power to ya! ... -- Doras Cúil Travel--Your one-stop travel source...
This has been a truly fascinating and enlightening discussion about bones and musical time signatures. Clearly worthy of its own topic thread. But can anyone...
... I can only speak from my own experience, and that's been entirely in Irish music. I've never played bones with any other genre. I find lively tunes easiest...
Hi Folks, I have been following the thread with interest, both for materials and possible injuries from playing or practice. In the early years I started with...
Hail to the Original Question. Sorry I didn't chime in earlier but ... Practice material Number One: play with live human beings. A fiddler, an old-time banjo...
Hi everyone Michael Thompson's message about time signature notation was perfectly clear, and I'm not writing to criticize it at all, or for that matter to say...
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