ladytexan
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If this has been posted previously, here it is, again. 
Banjo Mute
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davismanLV
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I love that it's also suitable for dulcimers and autoharps!! Such a versatile tool!!!
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ladytexan
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I want one. Heck, for 20 bucks, what a deal!davismanLV said:
Yes, it is such a versatile tool....can be used for many, many things. Didn't the Smashing Pumpkins have a few? :shock: :lol: 8)
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Cindy doesn't need a mute, per se.
She just gives me "that look" and I know what that means! :lol:
Joe
She just gives me "that look" and I know what that means! :lol:
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:lol:I Like it.
But, If John Henry touches my Banjo and Autoharp with that thing....He'll "Die with a hammer in his hand, Lawd-Lawd, ....Die with a hammer in his hand" :wink:
And Yes, I DO have a banjo (6 stringer!) and Autoharp ( unknown amout of strings!). :lol: True!
But, If John Henry touches my Banjo and Autoharp with that thing....He'll "Die with a hammer in his hand, Lawd-Lawd, ....Die with a hammer in his hand" :wink:
And Yes, I DO have a banjo (6 stringer!) and Autoharp ( unknown amout of strings!).
:lol: True!
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My banjo has 5 and my last autoharp had 36, as I recall.southernGuild said:And Yes, I DO have a banjo (6 stringer!) and Autoharp ( unknown amout of strings!).
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I have a dulcimer, and I THINK there's an autoharp around the house here somewhere....
I don't have a Banjo Mute, but I've got a radial arm saw..... it works pretty well. :wink:
I don't have a Banjo Mute, but I've got a radial arm saw..... it works pretty well. :wink:
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adorshki
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HEY!! My GRAMMA played the autoharp!!davismanLV said:
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Matter of fact, I think my auntie still has it!
Gotta make sure it's comin' down to me.
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Yep, 36 strings. I went ahead and counted them yesterday.......Joe spate truth. :wink:killdeer43 said:My banjo has 5 and my last autoharp had 36, as I recall.southernGuild said:And Yes, I DO have a banjo (6 stringer!) and Autoharp ( unknown amout of strings!).
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Cool! Mine too!adorshki said:
....and the Zither!!!adorshki
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:shock: ^^^ Well, Granny never played like that! But, That is a great video Al, Shows what that critter can do.
I still have it! It's Rosewood ( cracked due to storage in the attic ) But completely restorable. Beautiful inlay etc. I cant imagine playing that thing though. It lives on a stand now, near her photo.
I still have it! It's Rosewood ( cracked due to storage in the attic
) But completely restorable. Beautiful inlay etc. I cant imagine playing that thing though. It lives on a stand now, near her photo.
SouthernSounds
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Forgive my intromission, gentlemen, but let me thank you for introduce me to a new, for me, instrument: suddenly I felt in another era. WOW!
Thanks, once again!
All the best,
B.
Thanks, once again!
All the best,
B.
adorshki
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No apologies neccessary. :wink:SouthernSounds said:Forgive my intromission, gentlemen, but let me thank you for introduce me to a new, for me, instrument: suddenly I felt in another era. WOW!
Thanks, once again!
All the best,
B.
Obviously you don't know the movie or it would be forever branded on your brain, like me. :lol:
Orson Welles.
Cold War intrigue.
Vienna:
A crossroads on the Romany Trail.
Gypsy music influencing all of Europe and northern Africa to boot.
That stuff makes the hair on my arms stand on end.
More, here.
So if Anton Karas was an entree, here's the appetizer:
Zorba's Dance
Composed by Mikis Theodorakis.
In that one, I think it's actually bouzoukis and other greek instruments, but the connection is obvious, to me anyway, and confirmed by the map of the migrations in that Wiki article I linked above.
Finally, here's dessert, ala banjo:
Moscow Nights
I just loves turnin' on people to new (to them) music!
taabru45
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Al. Some years ago I was renting a suit. It was on a couple of acres and the house was owned by about a 60 year old man from Slovakia. He was kind of thick, like a pesant farmer, all muscle, no neck, strong thick hands a wide smile, amd on overdrinker. He played this huge accordion and the zither....same way as in that clip. I would play along with my 512, but really...it's so amazing to watch his hands that got all caught up in it..I should stop by and see if he is still alive, I think someone stole his zither which to me was very upsetting. There aren't that many around, amd certainly not many people that can play it like that.... Steffan
taabru45
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It wa also amazing to me that even when he was pretty hammered, and could barely walk ...the music just would. Keep coming...and he said we should tour Slovakia paying music together...and make a fortune...... :lol:
adorshki
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See whatcha missed out on?taabru45 said:
Ya probably coulda had a nice gypsy wife too.
I hear they feed ya pretty good for all the work, and know real good places to hide the money from shiftless husbands.. :lol:
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Good-Antiq ... 4d098ac381taabru45 said:
Here's one , Good condition, and in a case!
adorshki
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Shoot, I already think a better guitar will inspire one to try harder, but now ya got me thinkin' 'bout zithers.... :lol:southernGuild said:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Good-Antiq ... 4d098ac381taabru45 said:
Here's one , Good condition, and in a case!