hi....i'm new around here...i learned to play from percy himself and also play hammered dulcimer and zook....i want to start making wood bones and wondered if...
Hi Tip, and welcome to the group, Most bones makers that I am aware of cut the curve into the wood with a band saw, including Ray Sharier who made bones for...
... I haven't tried bending wood, but I might someday. I use a band saw and cut the curve. Many woods don't bend well (from what I hear), especially the...
Hi Scott, I got home last week and am brushing off the last remnants of jet lag and late nights. I was there in Abbeyfeale Saturday afternoon to Tuesday...
Steam bends wood. Or boiling water. But wood thick enough (over 1/4") for good bones, and hard enough, won't bend easily. It's better to cut a curved piece out...
Way to go, Steve. And welcome back to this side of the pond. I hope we'll see a detailed account in an upcoming RBS newsletter. My two kidz will be back at...
Hi Scott, Sorry you can't make Bones Fest. Avoca (now in Misouri City I think) is a blast, and I hope you have a great time. I won't be there, but Steve Wixon...
thank you all for your comments...i had always just assumed they were bent....but cut is much easier......bonequint..your woodworking is just lovely...i myself...
Hi Steve, Thank you for the lowdown on the Spoons & Bones contest. Fest organizer Bob Everhart tells me if there are fewer than five entrants we would compete...
Hello Rhythm Bones, I am a struggling bones and spoons player in Nova Scotia. The Irish musicians here don't like bones, and they hate spoons, so I don't get...
Wow. Nice to meet you Adele. I find it interesting that you interpret bones playing with specific music styles. I prefer to think of bones applying to...
Howdy Adele, and welcome! Disdain for bones/spoons/bodhran is widespread, unfortunately, in Irish traditional music circles. Steve Brown can tell you that he...
"Disdain for bones/spoons/bodhran is widespread, unfortunately, in .../ MOST /traditional music circles. (IMHO) Rhythm Board Ray Aka Avid Spoon Player ... Do...
Hey to Mike "Electric Bones" Passerotti and all: DITTO! Same is true for me with spoons and the rhythmboard....first rejection, then slow acceptance by one...
Hi Adele, I've been playing bones nearly 15 years. Until recently I thought jigs and bones were not so great a combination. That changed dramatically last year...
Hi Adele, and thanks to you for spurring on a great discussion here, and thanks for comming out of the shadows and making a comment. The responses to your...
I actually played bones IN an opera once, SUSANNAH by Carlisle Floyd which is about a tiny mountain town in Tennessee. The conductor knew I played bones and...
That is way COOL!!! U go AK! Rhythnm Board Ray ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70/year [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi Adele, I am so glad to hear that SOMEONE in Nova Scotia plays bones! Last year my family and I spend a week on the mainland and a week in Cape Breton. I...
HI Dave, Thanks so much for posting here. I really enjoyed your story of visiting and playing bones in Nova Scotia. I have never been but would love to come up...
Thanks for the invite Steve! Looks like our annual trip to the Greyfox Bluegrass festival will eat up the travelin' budget for this summer, but I haven't...
I'm curious how often bones players lose grip of their bones, both beginners and more experienced players. The other week, I dropped one of my left hand bones...
Hi Mike et al, Sorry to write and run like that! I sent off my email, and then went to Prince Edward Island for the weekend. I wanted the jig/reel question...
Hi Jonathan, It's so nice to hear from you! I think that bones are great for hornpipes! They're actually my favourite. I live in Halifax, and I haven't been to...
Hi Scott, Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe I'll get one of the videos for my birthday. If I was going to get ONE, which one would you recommend. Adele "Scott...
I'm responding to the question about slippage. I personally haven't had that problem, but I do know of another bones player here in Minneapolis named Seth...
Jeff, Generally, I've not had this problem myself, but remember Percy mentioning it. Roison(sp?) was also mentioned as a possible solution, the type gymnasts...
About slippage - I haven't tried this, but I bet you could use skateboard tape on bones to provide a better grip. Sometimes pistol shooters use it on the...
Hi Dave, I'm a Newfoundlander living in Halifax for 5 years. Haven't been to Cape Breton in decades. I hope to go sometimes this summer or fall, will certainly...
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