back and forth music passing techniques: i was dissatisfied with the sound of the cura cumbus, with strings set in three doubled courses tuned a fourth apart. i changed them to lighter saz strings, changed the lower course into octaves instead of unison, and retuned the instrument to cfc'. i reset and repaired the bridge and lowering to two millimeters at the octave. finally, i reset the neck position. i can now play with extensive hammering on and off, without the 'booming' sound that was characteristic of the instrument. i recorded cured1.mp3 and cured2.mp3. cured1 explores the changes i made with new odd techniques that are feasible now; cured2 pushes the limit of the riff at the end of cured1. both of these are 'nerve-jangling.' finally i took the techniques to the di giorgio classical guitar, producing di1-di4 which surprised me in their odd beauty. they're given in reverse order, di1 recorded last, a slow and simple mellow piece. the other three indicate a range of melody and timbre, confined of course to the western twelve-tone scale, which the cura cumbus escapes. but the amazing sound of the guitar compensates for this; the timbre range is amazing. the four guitar pieces are probably my best to date; the two cura cumbus are probably my most raucous. give them a listen and enjoy. - http://www.alansondheim.org/di1.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/di2.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/di3.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/di4.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/cured1.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/cured3.mp3 older, going down soon http://www.alansondheim.org/above.mp4 http://www.alansondheim.org/falling.mp4 (new version) recent http://www.alansondheim.org/avadance.mp4 thanks for looking - _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
