I have some kind of woven leather thing (as a strap). Currently I have my winter belly, but when the pool opens I will be doing many lengths and a gap between my instrument and my stomach may open!
As someone from England, what is a Pony Keg? Sounds large - does it come full of beer? On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Topher Gayle <[email protected]> wrote: > > If hat, then shoulder. Otherwise neck. Neck is much better for when I > forget to hang the onto instrument. > > Tone Gard apparatus is definitely effective. I use one on my standard > mandolin. I do not use it on my mandola, nor on my Mandonators > (five-string resonator mandolins). Mainly because they're somewhat > costly. But they do work well, I think. > > My belly is pretty ordinary. Somewhere between a six-pack and a pony > keg. I think any volume belly will mute the back from vibrating. > Whether that matters to your mandolin or to your ears is strictly up > to you! > > Along these lines, what kind of strap do you use? I use a leather > bootstrap on my standard instruments and a smallish leather guitar > strap on my Mandonators. I wanted to use the bootstrap but they are a > little too heavy for that to be comfortable. Bootstraps are really > cheap and always fit in the case with no fuss. > > Topher > > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sorry folks, nothing raunchy here: strictly mandolin content > > > > A few months ago, I realised that I was clamping my mando against my > > ever-increasing belly and thus stopping the thing from making sound, so I > > bought one of those Tone Guard things - the apparatus as Mr. Tater kindly > > referred to it. I definitely got better tone afterwards, but perhaps that > > was psychological, rather than anything else... > > > > I used to sling the thing over my right shoulder, but changed to a full, > > over the neck, strap position, which does give control, and seems to be > > recommended by many, but from a purely selfish showmanship point of view, > it > > doesn't give you the opportunity to assume good sexy poses onstage, as > well > > as keeping air around all sides of your mandolin. Also, there seems to be > an > > advantage in pointing the neck away from you, Monroe machine gun style, > when > > giving it some with the tremolo. Also, more importantly, if submitting a > > video to tatertube, I would like the mandolin and whatever disguise my > > daughter gives me to be seen, by having the think up by my chest. > > > > So, what do you all use - over the neck, or right shoulder only? Has > anyone > > moved from one to t'other? Apparatus yes, or apparatus no? Full belly or > > six-pack? > > > > I'd rather be practising than writing this, but the house is sleeping > > Robin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
