You can even go one decibel notch louder with the commodium: http://jazzmando.com/keith_carey.shtml. I got one of these for Christmas and while the tone is absolutely great for old string band blues and jug band music, its volume is banjo-killer. Two or more of these babies in a room would be Armageddon...as in armageddon the heck out of this room.
Rich DelGrosso wrote: > I forgot to say, they are playing resonators :) > > But you know you can't dictate what others will play and how loud. You can > try to appeal to esthetics and acoustics. Then you stay or you go. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Topher Gayle > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 12:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Loud Jamming > > > Of course if everybody starts playing reso mandolins, the guitarists > will start playing resonators and soon we'll be worse off than we were > before, sonically. > > Acoustic Armageddon! (Ooh - cool name for a jam band, I think) > > Topher > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Topher Gayle <[email protected]> wrote: >> This certainly works for, too. Mine is a home-made 5-string resonator >> mandolin (Rich, I can't wait to hear you try it in July at CCMC) - I >> take the bridge cover off so I can palm-mute it when I don't want to >> blast your fillings out. The single light strings are also really easy >> on the fingers - you get hours and hours of extra stamina with this >> thing, plus bluesy bends and sweet vibrato. >> >> Topher >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Rich DelGrosso <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> Dennis, >>> >>> >>> >>> I play a National Resonator mandolin, one of their new ones. I call it > the >>> “jaminator.” I take it with me when I work the camps and find myself in > jams >>> with guitar, piano and harmonica. I never have trouble being heard. Think >>> about it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rich >>> >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Dennis Fehling >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:17 PM >>> To: taterbug e-mail >>> Subject: RE: Loud Jamming >>> >>> >>> >>> I have a brother in law that has a friend that was a self proclaimed rock >>> star in the 80's this guy does not know the meaning of the word quiet. > He >>> plays the guitar so loud that my little mandolin cannot compete no matter >>> how loud I play so I just get up get another beer and wait until he stops > or >>> leaves. As far as the the Banjo players if there is more than one then I >>> would probably just kill myself and get it over with. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> When will the madness stop. Spay and Neuter your pets >>> >>> >>> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD >>> Join me >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Loud Jamming >>> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:11:58 -0400 >>> >>> John J. >>> >>> You need to get a new group! We need to make music not noise-break up > into >>> smaller groups and play at levels that you all can hear each other. >>> Remember, our objective is to play music not play louder or drown out the >>> nuclear banjos or fiddles. This can be accomplished by asking your group >>> mates not to play so loudly. You must not be doing any singing, because > you >>> would be seriously hoarse by now. >>> >>> What I really mean by this rant is that you and your picking buddies need > to >>> learn dynamics. Music doesn't have to be loud to be good. Learning to > play >>> backup and supporting the soloist or singer can be just as satisfying as >>> playing a "hot" break. You need to listen to each other and play off of > each >>> other. Players who understand the subtleties of music are always more fun > to >>> jam with! Save your wrist and broken strings- you don't need a Spinal Tap >>> amp that goes up to 11. >>> >>> I remember Bill Monroe in 1969 at the Philadelphia Folk Festival warming > up >>> to play before they went on-they were really cooking ,but they were > playing >>> at a very low volume so as not to disturb the people who were performing > on >>> stage. Great self control. Try it you may like it! >>> >>> To more focused and better jamming. >>> >>> RSB >>> >>>> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:22:27 -0700 >>>> Subject: Loud Jamming >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> Hey ya'll, >>>> I've been lurking around for quite a while and enjoying some of the >>>> discussions but today I would like to get some feed back from this >>>> great collection of fellow taterbugs. >>>> Last night night I got in a really fun jam with some good >>>> pickers . Unfortunately there was 3 banjos , 2 guitars and a couple of >>>> mandolins.Needless to say it was pretty darn loud.Sooo when it got >>>> time to take a break one had to bang away to be heard. Unfortunately >>>> for me , I have a hard time pickin that loud. Consequently it was >>>> usually pretty ugly. How can we practice for that situation? I tried >>>> to hint to the group to tone it down some but that lasted one guitar >>>> break. >>>> I just got a little frustrated with my crummy pickin so I'm going >>>> to Tate & get him to teach me some in your face Monroe. >>>> Thanks for letting me >>>> vent. John J >>>> </html >>> </html >>> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
