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Post by minorkey on Mar 1, 2024 1:02:16 GMT
I'll never understand the reverence for these things. I had one a few years ago, it got binned, bloody useless thing. Much prefer the spring type one I have.
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Post by minorkey on Feb 7, 2024 23:50:12 GMT
Interesting!
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Post by minorkey on Feb 5, 2024 8:02:31 GMT
Yikes!
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Post by minorkey on Feb 4, 2024 21:36:50 GMT
I've not tried real gut, but in the lute world it's quite common to use nylon strings that mimic gut, like Aquila Nylgut. From what I've heard, real gut is a bit of a pain to use, and the nylon ones are an acceptable alternative (unless you are really intent on living in the 1600s). I've got them on an old fretless banjo, and they do the job very well. I've been googling since I posted this. They're flipping expensive! And apparently gut is still used in surgeries! Question is, are there any unwound nylon classical guitar strings out there? And does anyone use flatwounds on their steel string guitars?
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Post by minorkey on Feb 4, 2024 15:33:25 GMT
I've heard of Fairport Convention but never heard them. Folk was never my thing in the past
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Post by minorkey on Feb 4, 2024 14:11:25 GMT
Sandy Denny? Is that the singer in Steeleye Span? I love their version of Gaudete.
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Post by minorkey on Feb 3, 2024 15:54:57 GMT
Just had some guitar practise (Polish Dance from Guitarist's Way book 2) and my autistic son is in his room doing some computer work. After I'd finished I said to him "not too loud was it?" "No" he replied. "Better than recorder?" I asked "YES!" Everyone's a critic
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Post by minorkey on Feb 3, 2024 12:32:07 GMT
Crikey that's a lot names covering that song. How come I'd ne'er heard a it?
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Post by minorkey on Feb 3, 2024 12:29:06 GMT
Awesome sauce!
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Post by minorkey on Feb 3, 2024 12:25:15 GMT
Anyone use these on a classical? I really loathe string squeak, which is why my baritone uke has all unwound strings. But classical don't come in unwound, except for gut. Do they have special requirements when stringing up/tuning? And are they way more expensive than regular classical strings?
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Post by minorkey on Feb 2, 2024 20:28:13 GMT
Just found out about this on Facebook via Gordon Giltrap. Sad news indeed!
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Post by minorkey on Feb 2, 2024 20:25:50 GMT
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Post by minorkey on Jan 31, 2024 11:50:12 GMT
I'm not normally one for songs, I prefer to hear the instrument sing but this is a good un. I've not heard of it before but I recognised the tune from a current TV ad...
The Martin Dread in this sounds delicious, Im taking its in dropped D...
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Post by minorkey on Jan 30, 2024 20:33:15 GMT
I also want a pineapple soprano ukulele.
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Post by minorkey on Jan 26, 2024 11:14:10 GMT
Oh my EWI has a Hulusi setting, weird thing
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