In most of the videos that I watch on the Internet that have people playing bones along with other instruments, the bones players might as well be waving a...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Mar 19, 2012 3:24 am
Sorry for the difficulty you have hearing. You sound new to the internet. Amature quality leaves many recordings undesirable. My own camera sounded terrible....
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Dave Murray
dlm7507
Mar 19, 2012 4:33 am
Thanks for the reply Mike. I was actually wondering if it was just my hearing, or the difficulty of recording bones next to banjos and other loud instruments....
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Rebecca Worledge
ico1999
Mar 19, 2012 6:07 am
I could hear most of the bones OK - apart from when Mr Scott Miller stepped away from the mic while playing with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Maybe it's a...
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Paul Bryant-Smith
revpaulucc
Mar 19, 2012 11:03 am
Dave, It may be the sound on your computer. I can hear the bones just fine on all of these vids. Paul ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Dave Murray
dlm7507
Mar 19, 2012 1:10 pm
Thanks for the reply Becky. I think that I'm going to have to do some experiments with different bones and some software called Audacity which I can use to...
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Rebecca Worledge
ico1999
Mar 19, 2012 1:21 pm
My results from trying this - So far nothing to post on youtube, or anywhere else for that matter. It sounds very cool, but it's hard. The problem I'm having...
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Dave Murray
dlm7507
Mar 19, 2012 1:44 pm
Well, I just recorded and analyzed recorded bones. Results at the bottom of the pages at https://sites.google.com/site/peacefuldavesstuff/home/bones Most of...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Mar 19, 2012 1:58 pm
If you have a chance to record the workshop, you will have difficulty with voice and clicks. Zoom is pretty good with the agc if it is close enough to pick up...
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Greg Adams
bgshadows
Mar 19, 2012 2:05 pm
Dear Rhythm Bones friends. This is just a brief report. I just returned from teaching at Suwannee Banjo Camp<http://suwanneebanjocamp.com/>in Florida. I did a...
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Scroble, Leslie
lscroble
Mar 19, 2012 2:23 pm
I am left handed – I did learn to play with my right hand first though – on purpose to give myself a bit of an advantage – so – and I was pretty sure...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Mar 19, 2012 2:31 pm
Dave, Nice analysis. Each stick/bone has a tone. Shin bone is solid and has a high pitch with sharp edge clicks. I prefer the large ox bone (from Scott's...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Mar 19, 2012 2:37 pm
Left/Right or weak/strong relationship can be changed with practice. So I'm told. I've improved my weak hand, but still prefer to have my weak hand do the...
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Adam Klein
adamcjklein
Mar 19, 2012 3:36 pm
One very general problem with bones being heard on recordings is that they generally don't need to be miked in the live performance, and because they require a...
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Dave Murray
dlm7507
Mar 19, 2012 4:35 pm
The bones in the analysis are Scott's semi-conical bones. Dave ... From: Mike Passerotti <mikepasserotti@...> To: rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Bruce Baxter
baxdrum
Mar 19, 2012 5:11 pm
Dave and Mike:  It might just be that the bones players were quiet players. I was in a session where I thought I was playing loud enough when this kid who...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Mar 19, 2012 6:02 pm
Hand hold and playing style have everything to do with how loud the instrument is. ()()()()<> pinky, ring, middle, index, thumb and bone | Loudest hold: ...
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Bruce Baxter
baxdrum
Mar 19, 2012 6:28 pm
Thanks Mike, Bruce ________________________________ From: Mike Passerotti <mikepasserotti@...> To: rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 19,...
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Scott Miller
scmi11er
Mar 19, 2012 6:57 pm
Hey Greg, Glad to hear you are including bones with your banjo presentations. A bones workshop with 15 participants is a nice sized group. And drawing 10% of...
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Scott Spiegler
scott_spiegler
Mar 20, 2012 1:00 am
Hi, I've been in touch with Benoit who, many of you may know, is a first rate French-Canadian musician currently performing with La Bottine Souriante. Anyway,...
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Dave Murray
dlm7507
Mar 21, 2012 1:19 am
Mystery solved. When I plugged my HOG-20 into the earphone jack of my speaker, things got better. In the process I did a bit of experimenting and those of you...
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JesusFreke
jesusfreke3141
Mar 21, 2012 10:12 am
Haha, nice. Reminds me of some of the spectrum analysis work I did for didgeridoo. That audacity dialog was my best friend :) ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Mar 21, 2012 2:06 pm
Very nice Dave. I see some really good insights to bones in your spectral trails. My first impression is that one hand hold puts out the full spectrum. And...
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Adam Klein
adamcjklein
Mar 21, 2012 10:46 pm
Leslie, ... I am. My right isn't as good as my left at fast rattles but it's the one that likes to keep the beat and does it better than the left. The way I...
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Dave Murray
dlm7507
Mar 22, 2012 4:40 am
I did a bit more experimenting and updated https://sites.google.com/site/peacefuldavesstuff/home/bones-tones Back to playing... Peace and music, Dave...
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Bonedog
scmi11er
Mar 23, 2012 8:47 pm
Congratulations Mitch on your Nice Gig! "Philidor Percussion Group performance with special guest on the "bones" recorded live at Mack and Mack during the 17...
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rattlebrained
Mar 30, 2012 11:52 am
Hi, Just found this video of Jack Bones that was posted on Youtube last month: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOxk5e59vxA Great intro! :-) Best, Steve...
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Jim Hesch
jim_hesch
Mar 31, 2012 2:57 am
Proper! ________________________________ From: rattlebrained <hiphop-tango@...> To: rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 7:52 AM ...
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Mary Lee Sweet
marylee32137
Apr 6, 2012 1:00 am
Hi Everyone, Please save the date - August 9-11, 2012 and plan to attend the Rhythm Bones Fest XVI in Orlando. Thursday night, the 9th, will begin the Fest...
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Stephen
notthebuddah
Apr 19, 2012 2:05 pm
Thanks to all of you for being a member of this group, and especially a big welcome to new members. This is truly a place we can talk about all things about...
