darkRose Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Lets see now..... 12 string Acoustical---( Martin, Fender) 6 string Acoustical---(Fender) Banjo(Rogue) Mandolin( Larson Bros., Chicago -1921} Resonator (just got it 4 weeks ago)(Rogue) Hurdy Gurdy (Olympic Musical Instruments---get it this weekend) Hi to all...ifin ye look you'll see me name as one of the moderators of this here forum...but I think its been...er....2 yrs since got a chance to drop in darkRose The Enigmatic Rogue...and may always be<br /> <br /> "I kissed her... once with passion... once with love... and told her good bye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 While marooned this long time, I did finally finish the banjo project: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 How beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Wow!! Sweet!!!! Any video of you playing?? Such a work of art deerves to be heard AND seen! C'mon... anti up! Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Sorry, the heard is going to have to wait a while... I'm better at buildin' than I am at playin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieQ Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Guitar here, a vintage 1978 Ovation acoustic/electric, plus 4-string tenor banjo, 5-string bluegrass banjo, and the new one, a Goldtone 6-string Banjitar. Oh, can't read a single note of music either... Charlie "Doc" Q Ships Surgeon (& Banjo Picker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aedon Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Well, I can play a violin if the situation demands it, but mostly I caterwaul with my own God given pipes. -Aedon Me mum named me Aedon. Me mates call me Lucky. Me enemies call me a bastard. And anyone in a position of authority calls me "that lucky bastard Aedon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 but mostly I caterwaul with my own God given pipes. Aye, and isn't that the most fun?! Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Thighbiter Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 An a lovely set o' pipes ye have! Pirate music at it's best, from 1650 onwards The Brigands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Well, I can play a violin if the situation demands it, but mostly I caterwaul with my own God given pipes. That makes me think of that old Jack Audbury quote "I've been known to torture a fiddle now and then" Hello fellow fiddler! Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OL Jack The Pirate Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 does anyone know if they had harmonics durning GAOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music v.2 pg 128: "Christian Frederich Ludwig Buschmann is credited with inventing the harmonica. In 1821 he invented a 15 reed case he called an'aura'" So a harmonica is not GAoP. Sorry Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aedon Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 My fiddling has really died out. It's a shame, really. I used to enjoy it, but after a small incident with an irate fellow with a knife, my left index is too funky to play well. The scar is all over the tip and side, and the nerves are slightly screwy now and tender or numb, depending on which side of the scar it is. The vibration of a string just gives me fits. -Aedon Me mum named me Aedon. Me mates call me Lucky. Me enemies call me a bastard. And anyone in a position of authority calls me "that lucky bastard Aedon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graydog Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I play the bugle. I get a charge out of it. Why am I sharing my opinion? Because I am a special snowflake who has an opinion of such import that it must be shared and because people really care what I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Dreadlocke Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 does anyone know if they had harmonics durning GAOP Is that "harmonics" as in plainchant or Beach Boys harmonies, or is I readin' it wrong? PIRATES! Because ye can't do epic shyte wi' normal people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Cook Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I think he meant to type "harmonicas." Anyhow, I'm adept at guitar, which is really all you need to play folk music. I'm also pretty good at harmonica, just need a better set than these plastic beginners. I play drums alright, so I'll throw that in, too. With banjo and piano, I know chords and can play the same stuff I can on guitar and more... And then there's stuff I just kinda mess around with. I had a bodhran, but it broke after someone beat it too hard... I have various odd things: tin whistle, toy accordion, etc. Well, I think that's pretty good for me being just a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusalem Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Anybody here know anything about violins? I was able to aquire my late step-grandfather's violin. It has no strings and no horsehair on the bow. It has one of those classic "Nicolaus Amati fecit In Cremona 1670...made in Germany" stamped on the inside but I know nothing else. I think it's safe to say it was not made in 1670 in Cremona by Amati or Stradivari for that matter, but has to be pre-WW2 germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Thighbiter Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Anybody here know anything about violins?I was able to aquire my late step-grandfather's violin. It has no strings and no horsehair on the bow. It has one of those classic "Nicolaus Amati fecit In Cremona 1670...made in Germany" stamped on the inside but I know nothing else. I think it's safe to say it was not made in 1670 in Cremona by Amati or Stradivari for that matter, but has to be pre-WW2 germany. Hmm. Fiddles are funny objects. Most likely you have a mid-grade instrument that might be worth the investment in getting it playable again. If you have the old bridge, thats a big step. Fitting a new bridge is expensive and needs to be done by someone who knows what they are doing - the feet of the bridge need to be in PERFECT fit to the curve of the violin top. If done poorly, the instrument will not sound good and may even crack the top due to uneven pressure of the bridge feet. It is possible to do it yourself - send me a PM. Strings - use Supersensitive mediums- good sound, easy to note. Tail piece - if you got it, I;d add individual string tuners - trying to tune with the wood pegs is always a PIA. If you dont have it, Dr Tomastik tail piece with built in string tuners is the way to go. Make sure the pegs are well fitted and easy to turn but not sloppy. Bow hair - bows are arguably the most important part of the set, and it pays to have a good man do the hair. Figure 50-75.00 to get it re-haired. It would pay to have a technician check the instrument for correct placement of the sound post too ( hopefully that is still in place inside the fiddle). It contributes greatly to the tone of the instrument. Pirate music at it's best, from 1650 onwards The Brigands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matusalem Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Captn Thighbiter, thank you for all the wonderful advice. My only experience with stringed instruments of this kind is my upright double bass, a 1953 Kay, which I have all gut strings set up to play rockabilly and old style country and hillbilly. But the violin does have one fine tuner on the tailpiece, and a decent looking bridge. I will have a pro do the bow hair. If I can get good enough to play 'Jambalaya' in the violin, Then I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Patrick Burke Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I play the Feadóg, more commonly known as an Irish Tin Whistle. I played cello as a kid, moved on to drums, tampered with bass and guitar...Have a fiddle that hates me due to not picking it up in about a year's time. What more diversion can a man desire than to sit him down near a warm turf fire; Upon his knee a pretty wench and on the table a jug of punch... Irish Traditional Song "And when I vest my flashing sword And my hand takes hold in judgement I will take vengeance upon mine enemies And I will repay those who hase me O Lord, raise me to Thy right hand And count me among Thy saints ." Boondock Saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theM.A.dDogge Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 i have in me possesion: a fiddle banjo lute piana and just picked up a practice chanter fer the Highland Pipes..... now if i could actually figure out how to play ANY of them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Damn...remind me to send you copies of Bean's violin books... at least you can start on something... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theM.A.dDogge Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 hey....remeber to send me some of Beans practice books...so i can at least start learnin sumpthin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withoutaname Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 i am trying to learn to play the fife (I played flute for 8 years but stopped about 15 years ago) Does anyone have any good resources for learning online, or know of a fife instructor in the NYC metro area? "It is more like I am transitioning from a pirate hobby to the pirate lifestyle"- me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Okay... I had a request to see not only the custom Bodhran but see it in action as well. Here be the Bodhran (those with you with the proper eye... can you see the water horse on the skin?) And here be it being played at Belmont Shores with m'self and me mates, the FABULOS Doxie Chicks! (that’s m’self behind the pole.) Ahhhh... Music! Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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