Your neighborhood sounds so much better than mine!!
On Aug 31, 1:44 pm, diptanshu roy <[email protected]> wrote:
> awesome fun robin... i hope ur mandolin is water resistant. i am reacting to
> "everyone gets thrown into the pool," bit ofcourse:p
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Robin Gravina <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>
>
> > I'm getting my spark plug feelers out as we speak. I think I'm too
> > low. 4mm sounds like hard work.
> > I played for my neighbours yesterday as part of our neighbourhood
> > fiestas. Lovely experience - our 'urbanización' of 120 houses
> > organises it's own weekend party: starts on Tuesday with kids games,
> > then Thursday we have the kids dinner - they have to scavenge for the
> > ingredients, from house to house, then open air cinema for all. Friday
> > there is a 'brotherhood dinner' where we all bring food and share it,
> > then a dance - plenty of Macarena and the kids all up until 2 in the
> > morning. Saturday, petanca, and other games competitions, single men
> > against married men football, dance classes, big communal lunch and
> > after our gig (by the pool, sun going down, everyone wearing cowboy
> > hats (there was an associated competition) a big fancy dress dance and
> > everyone from 2 yrs old till 80 hitting the floor. Sunday, tapa
> > competition, communal lunch, everyone gets thrown into the pool, then
> > as the sun goes down, everyone dresses in black, with cross dressing,
> > silly hats and sunglasses encouraged, and we carry the sardine around
> > the whole neighbourhood, with a trumpet and wailing, and bury it as a
> > symbol of the end of fiestas, with plenty of cries of Aieee as we weep
> > for the party that we all created and shared.
>
> > Just wanted to share that - it really is Old Time - love it.
> > Robin
>
> > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:07 AM, diptanshu roy<[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > oh yes i am getting there!
> > > deep!
>
> > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 1:02 AM, mistertaterbug <[email protected]
>
> > > wrote:
>
> > >> Yessir, I'd say so. If you can play yours at 4mm, you'd be a candidate
> > >> for Superman's job.
>
> > >> Taterbug
>
> > >> On Aug 28, 8:12 am, diptanshu roy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > cool thanks thats 2 mm. i some how need to get mine lower i guess!
>
> > >> > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:07 PM, diptanshu roy
> > >> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > >> > > 5/64 inches?
>
> > >> > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 8:57 PM, mistertaterbug
> > >> > > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > >> > >> Deep,
> > >> > >> I keep my action between 4 and 5/64 at the 12th. It is a compromise
> > >> > >> height; just high enough to keep from buzzing(but most any mandolin
> > >> > >> will buzz at the 5th fret on the G string, no matter what) and give
> > >> > >> you more "pop", but still have some sustain. Of course, lowering
> > the
> > >> > >> action a little will give you more sustain and a pretty sound, but
> > >> > >> less whallop when you hit a chop chord.
>
> > >> > >> TBug
>
> > >> > >> On Aug 28, 1:13 am, deep <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > >> > hi guys
> > >> > >> > i know lot of people play bluegrass with a high action. my
> > eastman
> > >> > >> > has
> > >> > >> > quite a bit of it i think! and though i love playing it on
> > >> > >> > bluegrass
> > >> > >> > songs it become quite a challenge when i play swing style...
> > >> > >> > i am attacting this clip which accidentally shows the action. its
> > >> > >> > about 4mm at my 12th fret. may be a bit more. is that very high?
> > or
> > >> > >> > is
> > >> > >> > that what many people are coping with?
>
> > >> > >> > my bridge is at the lowest and the nut action is fine. also my
> > >> > >> > truss
> > >> > >> > rod is quite tight. perhaps i can turn it another quarter or so.
> > >> > >> > still
> > >> > >> > there is quite a bit of neck relief. on top of that there are no
> > >> > >> > set
> > >> > >> > up guys in india. can anyone tell me if this action too much?
>
> > >> > >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbO8zJ3ZDD4
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