Hi Everyone, You are invited to come to a FREE day-long festival at the Bang a Drum store. Huge Sale and 2-Year Anniversary Party at Bang a Drum Saturday,...
... Jean & Szari Bourque used to make the bone bones for Percy out of cow shin bone. Jean (that's John as in French pr.) eventually had to wear an O2 tank....
Recently, I've been playing percussion with a group of musicians who are doing covers of the music of Fela Kuti. He was an influential band leader in Nigeria...
I've also found that real bones can cut through the layers of sound. I have a set that I bought as dog treats, washed and dehydrated. They are short but very...
... I have a pair that is one cocabola & one ebony. Made them myself years ago when volume was important. When I want to "hurt someone" this is the pair....
If you want loud, I recommend Adam Klein's special bones. http://www.adamcjklein.us/ He told me they were the world's loudest and I can attest to that. I...
rhythmbones@yahoogroups.com wrote: You are on my favorite topic - woods for volume I have found that ebony and boxwood carry the sound well, There is a lot...
The loudest bones I have I made out of Honduras Rosewood (which is often used to make xylophone bars) and Pernambuco (which is often used to make violin bows)....
... used ... my ... start ... Hi Jeff. we met at Reston Plaza at the last Bones Fest. If you have pernambuco I'll take 2 sets (4 pair) thick, loud, round- ...
... Hey Hank, how are you? What I have is I'm sure not actually true pernambuco, but what they call pernambuco in the violin business, which I'm pretty sure...
... Hey Jeff, How u been? Saw on your site that John Burrell was an inspiration. John used to crash at my place when we did some gigs between here & Boston...
... looking for? The only pernambuco I'm aware of is in private stockpiles. Bow makers, among others, cut it to extinction. I'm absolutely convinced that if...
Jeff, Thanks for the reply. And thanks for protecting the pernambuco for the first in line. It seems from what you're saying that the pernambuco pair is not...
I just refinanced my home loan at better interest rate; this saved me thousands of dollars and will repair my horrible credit. All the information is right...
Hi Group, I'm planning a trip to the San Francisco area this summer from approximately June 27 to July 5. Does anyone on the list know of any open jams, Irish...
... area this> summer> from approximately June 27 to July 5. Does anyone on> the> list know of any open jams, Irish sessions, music> events,> gigs (paid or ...
Thank you Mike, I just checked out the San Francisco Folk Music Clubs link you suggested. What a great resource! I plan to copy the calendar section and bring...
Hello fellow "Boners"! (Wait, is that right?) Anyway, I saw someone do this on the bodhran list and it worked out So I thought I'd try it here. As some of you...
I learned from a folklorist that the cheapest way to get enough "bones" for a group of people, kids or adults, is to go to your nearest Target, Home Depot,...
hello everyone and welcome to the new members, hope you will post and tell us about yourself. don't hesitate to ask any question you might have, folks here are...
Hello to all, I live in Italy and I am studying various percussions but only a few days ago I heard about rithm bones and I understood immediately that I...
Hi Folks! My name is Martin, but my friends calls me Padre. I've tried to learn to play bones for last 4 years ;-) but never for sure. This year,february, I've...
Hi Andreas and welcome to the group, I was given my first pair of bones by Percy Danforth through the mail and made an attempt to learn by myself with some...
Padre, Welcome to the group, how great to hear of bones playing in Poland! My wife will be very impressed as she is of Polish decent. I recently returned from...
Thank you very much for your kind reply. You say that one should see somebody play to learn how it works but I don't think I'll ever have the opportunity here...
Hi Andreas, Aaron Plunkets video is a good one, and a favorite of a number of folks. Glad the web site was helpful. Please ask any questions that may come up...
I am seconding Steve Brown's invitation -- there is an admission fee which includes some food as well as jamming. You need to make a "reservaton". At 4-5pm...
Friend, Check out http://ChezBrandon.com It's awesome. As it should be, those who are friends with individuals who are intelligent, industrious, and good...
Hello! Bones were used in Polish traditional music. They were called "bocian" meaning stork or "klaskanki" there no english word to describe it, this word just...
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