Re: Mandola or Octave (or both)

2010-11-04 Thread Taube
If you are looking for a mandola as opposed to an octave mandolin, you might want to investigate a vintage model. I suggest this because I notice that the prices for some of the WWI era H range of Gibson mandolae have not really moved up in price for quite a long time (say over seven or eight year

Re: Letterman!

2010-11-04 Thread Taube
So Monsieur Taterbug was on Letterman with Elv (not the Pelv)...you should stop quibbling and just listen up. Glancing through the "Radio Times" (UK's version of the "TV Guide") last week, I saw EC (and band) was to be on "Later...with Jules Holland". Thinking/Hoping that this was "one that they

Re: Is it just me

2010-11-04 Thread kathy nichols
I'm still amazed at all these computers do with 1's and 0's. Heck, I'm still amazed that huge, heavy airplanes can get up in the sky! Kathy On 11/4/10, mistertaterbug wrote: > Here's some interesting facts regarding a "google/googol"... > > A googol is the large number 10100, that is, the digit

Re: Is it just me

2010-11-04 Thread mistertaterbug
Here's some interesting facts regarding a "google/googol"... A googol is the large number 10100, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros: 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 The term w

Re: Letterman!

2010-11-04 Thread mistertaterbug
It doesn't change that much. The pickup I'm using still gives me some dynamic range, so the touch is similar. Only, when I play light it's still loud! Needs to be with this bunch. I have to turn up halfway just to hear myself. Imagine what the inside of your head would sound like sandwiched between

Re: Letterman!

2010-11-04 Thread Mike Terry
Mike, when you are playin " plugged in ", does in change your right hand technique ? Is it more like playin an lectric gitar & doin fills type of thing ? On Nov 3, 6:12 pm, Mike O wrote: > I'm seeing a bunch of my faves backing up one of my all time faves - > Elvis.  Can't find anything wrong wit