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Topic: By The Waters Of Minnetonka - Video |
Sebastian Müller
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Berlin / Germany
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2019 12:08 pm |
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Outstanding! You nailed it, Sebastian. Made my day! I worked on that tune for months and months after I first heard it on the old Hula Blues LP on Rounder. Sure wish Jim & Bob had made more recordings, as they were just terrific. That tune is one of the main inspirations for me to sell my Pro I and use the funds to purchase a '29 Style-1. One of the handful of good decisions I have ever made. (The National holds it tuning; that Sho-Bud never would after lowering or raising the high E.)
By The Waters Of The Minnetonka is a special song for me, as some of the best moments of my life occurred during the five years I spent living on a 5-acre island on Lake Minnetonka in the mid-seventies. It's changed alot since then.
Haven't played that song in years -- I'm gonna dig out the old tri-cone and see if I still can. Thanks for sharing! |
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Joe Elk
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2019 3:31 pm
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Very Very Nice!!!!
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Steven Cummings
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Texas
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Posted 15 Dec 2019 4:09 am
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quite nice
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L. Bogue Sandberg
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Chassell, Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2019 7:01 am
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Awesome rendition, Sebastian! In my wildest dreams, I couldn't pull that off.
I shared the link with my son, a professional sax player in the Twin Cities. He and a friend fish for muskellunge on Lake Minnetonka. Maybe the muskies would like it if they heard it from the boat.
Last edited by L. Bogue Sandberg on 15 Dec 2019 7:21 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2019 7:03 am
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I haven't seen plastic finger picks used in quite a while.
I started out with plastic finger picks and the A high bass tuning also. 
Erv |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2019 7:21 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
I haven't seen plastic finger picks used in quite a while.
I started out with plastic finger picks and the A high bass tuning also.
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Sometime in the latter part of the last century I attended a Bob Brozman seminar at the Homestead Pickin' Parlor in Richfield, MN. He convinced me to give the plastic picks a try. It's a time-consuming pain in the butt to get 'em shaped correctly, and there's a high rate of attrition in the process. But once you get 'em right, there's no comparison to the volume you can pull out an acoustic instrument, resonators esepecially, with plastic instead of metal picks. I still favor the metal picks on electrics, but for my Nationals and my Dobro, plastic picks are the ticket. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2019 7:26 am
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I found them to be rather thick and clumsy.
Erv |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2019 7:35 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
I found them to be rather thick and clumsy.
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There is a learning curve, no doubt. But the same can be said for the metal ones when you're first starting out. Once you get used to 'em, you can really dig in and get some sound out of plastic fingerpicks. If I attempted to play as hard with metal ones as I do with plastic, there'd be .025 Dunlops scootin' across the room faster'n you could say "Jack Robinson." |
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Todd Clinesmith
From:
Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Joe Breeden
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 7:26 pm
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Shut my mouth Sebastain. Man what super playing on a great song. Dreaming I could do that. On the plastic pics; will give them a try. Look what Sebastain can make them do. Joe
whish I could do that |
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Joe Breeden
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 8:06 pm
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| This is a P.S., I guess. What type of bridge on your guitar? |
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Eric Gross
From:
Perkasie PA, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 3:14 pm
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| Wow, that's great playing, thanks for posting that Sebastian! |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 11:29 pm
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That is some fine playing, and very nicely recorded.
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Don't go in the water after lunch. You'll get a cramp and drown. - Mother. |
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Lee Holliday
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 18 Dec 2019 11:59 am
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Just a question on string gauges for this tuning, on the tricone what do you use Sebastian, maybe I am too cautious and the old style 2 can take it????
Regards Lee
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Sebastian Müller
From:
Berlin / Germany
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Posted 19 Dec 2019 11:52 pm
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Thank you so much for all the nice comments !
Means a lot to me, especially from this forum
from which I learned so much.
Lee, the strings I use are:
16/18/22 (all plain) and 30/39/47 (wound)
Your style 2 should take this tension without a problem.
Normal Dobro strings are too strong for A-Highbass tuning,
it's mostly about the bass strings, as you can see my treble stings a rather heavy. A-Highbass sounds great on Tricones, less mellow than G but with a good punch that cuts nicely through a mix.
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 21 Dec 2019 8:59 am
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| What a really cool tune by those Genial Hawaiians, beautifully executed as always! |
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