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Children of Haymon.wmv
Back again, properly equipped to share the very early Classic repertoire from the 1871 book "The banjoist" by Frank Converse. I have the Luscomb for a while, so hopefully I'll get a little more adveturesome...and better execution.
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Comment by Alan Sims on August 3, 2012 at 11:56
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Hi Tim ,lovely tune .and a real nice sound .
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Comment by Tim Twiss on August 3, 2012 at 11:59
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Thanks!
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Comment by Jody Stecher on August 3, 2012 at 16:29
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What an odd and appealing little tune this is. Thanks for calling it to our attention, Tim. The title is puzzling. Does anyone know what it means?
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Comment by Trapdoor2 on August 3, 2012 at 16:50
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymon Giant Tyrolean dude. Imagine feather in that cap! ;-)
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Comment by Mike Moss on August 3, 2012 at 17:24
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Really nice tune... your execution is great! I love the precision and efficiency with which your left hand moves -- fretless discipline in action!
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Thanks, Marc. Interesting to note that in India the premier builder of sarodes in the last third of the 20th century had the same name, spelled Hemen. Sarode is a banjo of sorts, with four (or occasionally five) long melody strings, a high drone, a fretless fingerboard, and a free two-footed bridge. Sound familiar?
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The sarods on the web look like they have a dozen chanterelles. I guess Joel Sweeney went everywhere! ;-)
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The oldest sarodes had two chanterelles tuned in octaves. Later sarodes added a twin to the high member of the pair. Three is the most number of chanterelles. All the other pegs (as many as 25 in total) are for unplucked sympathetic strings.
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The song is by Michael William Balfe, who composed "The Bohemian Girl" (among others)...an often parodied tune on the Minstrel stage.
I'm sure you would find this in his work, if you dug deep enough....from some opera.
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Comment by thereallyniceman on August 4, 2012 at 8:23
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Very nice Tim.
Personally I prefer the tone from the Luscomb to the minstrel banjos. Perhaps it is the higher head tension that gives the crisper cleaner sound that I like... all down to personal preference, I guess.
It is nice that you can borrow a banjo when you want.. perhaps you could forget to return it? ;-)
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