Yep. It's a quarter keg - just under 8 US gallons. Still pretty big! Topher
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
