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Topic: New member on weissenborn |
Jean-Paul Bataille
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Montreal, Canada
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Posted 5 Jan 2019 9:16 pm |
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Hi everybody, a newbie here.
I bought a weissenborn two years ago and began to learn myself the lap style.
My method to learn an instrument is to write tunes for it and create an original repertoire.
I play solo, so I use mainly D tunings, major, minor or modal, which suits fine my picking hand style, derived from my work on the guitar.
I just made a You Tube video, so I thought it was a nice way to say hello.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8AErJoGuQQ&t=72s
(this tune will probably remind you a dozen of similar tunes on weissenborn, but it is what goes out of my head two hours ago...)
Last edited by Jean-Paul Bataille on 6 Jan 2019 9:25 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Michael Butler
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California, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2019 11:38 am
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welcome to the SGF!
fun stuff! good recording!
play music!
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http://muscmp.wordpress.com/ |
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Jean-Paul Bataille
From:
Montreal, Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2019 2:48 pm
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| Michael Butler wrote: |
welcome to the SGF!
fun stuff! good recording!
play music! |
Thanks Michael!
I just made another one (I have a You Tube itching about once a year, don't be afraid...)
This time, this is swing :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1uouV_k5Vo[/url] |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 7 Jan 2019 2:29 pm
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Excellent stuff. Who built the guitar?
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Don't go in the water after lunch. You'll get a cramp and drown. - Mother. |
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Jean-Paul Bataille
From:
Montreal, Canada
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Posted 7 Jan 2019 4:09 pm
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| David Matzenik wrote: |
| Excellent stuff. Who built the guitar? |
Thank you for taking the time to listen.
I bought the weiss from a canadian distributor (Twisted Woods) of chinese products, one of those "makers" like Anderson in UK, or weissenborn.es in Spain, or Bediaz in Germany. So I guess it comes from the Aiersi factory (or whoever sub-contractor working for them).
I never saw a weissenborn before this one, let alone play one, I don't have any reference point, so I choose the easiest way to test the water.
Actually I came back to guitar 12 years ago, and bought since several guitars, 9 on 10 being low to mid quality chinese instruments, and it works for me. At least I can do music with them, with some work that I'm happy to do myself.
I put yet another weiss tune on YT yesterday, but it is a more personal approach than the previous two, a waltz in D minor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhI7JJfHjL4 |
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