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Kevin M. said
I live near a big city. It's 2 blocks long and has 3 bars. I'll send some zuchini your way.
Ha ha - my grandma lives on fourth street. It used to be the edge of town until some big shot bought the brome field and built a bunch of houses on it. Now there is one more block past where she lives.
I think the population is still below 300 though, even with all the city folks who moved up from Topeka.
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LOL Barry,
I remember the pictures of your backyard by the creek.... or river. It looked like you might be out in the country.
I wish I could live out in the country but still have the city real close. 
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
OK I'll try to put up a video tomorrow. The doublestops aren' great yet.
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I wish I had posted a progress vid before I got so busy around the house and garden, my practice last night stunk worse than my kitchen after pickling all afternoon!
Soooo, no good doublestops video yet- I hope to have one soon though.
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Try new things on your next practice Denise.
For example, experiment with more pressure. Remember that the same bow will be vibrating twice as many strings as usual. I don't think you need twice the pressure but more is necessary. Also, having slightly more pressure keeps the hair over two strings because of the extra flex on it.
Also, experiment on angles, and angle memorization.
Lastly, contact point on your strings. Shoot for between the bridge and fingerboard but maybe closer to the fingerboard. The strings are more flexible there and vibrate easier.
Good luck with that video. 🙂
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Hey Barry!
I know I am a slacker and a procrastinator! 
Anyhoooo, I finally got a halfway decent take with doublestops in it.
Here ya go!
[No comment on my form - I know it stinks 
]
Oh, and I took my cheatsheet off the fingerboard. The tape wore out for the second time, so I figured it was time to say goodbye.
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Barry said
Not too bad, try using more middle bow.
I am working my way up the bow. I lost my ability to play doublestops just as suddenly and mysteriously as I gained it.
I'll get off my butt next week and post the B part
Yaaaa-hooooo! Thanks Barry!!!
Can't wait for part B. Haven't been on for awhile. Our house was hit by lightning again for the third time in a month.
Kevin M. said
Can't wait for part B. Haven't been on for awhile. Our house was hit by lightning again for the third time in a month.
Maybe, Kevin, it's time to install lightning rod's at either end of your home.
We have 3 lightning rods but we live on top of the mountain.
I am ready for part B. I have part 1 down fairly well but I am getting tired of only playing part A.
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Kevin M. said
Our house was hit by lightning again for the third time in a month.
Sounds like it is time to set up your evil scientist's lair and start assembling monsters!
[sorry, no monster icon ]
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I think I figured out part of my problem on doublestops. I have been using my CF bow. I went back to Grampa's old bow, which seems to be more flexible, and the double stops are sooooo much easier now! Of course, finding my good rosin so I could use the old bow again was pretty helpful too...
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Aw, shucks!
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OK, time to revive a zombie thread. Barry is it cheating on the fiddle contest to ask you to put the ABCs for A and B up again?
I still have A memorized, but I don't know part B.
Here is what I remember:
ABD ABD ABDAB ABD EFED EFEDBD
I am really hoping my shoulder is better in time for the contest, but even if it isn't I still want to learn the rest of this song.
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BUMP!
[It's almost Friday which = weekend, right?]
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For those still struggling with how to play this tune, I found the following site:
http://www.alltabs.com/search......+The+Baker
You need to download the TefView program to see the tabs and dots, but it is a nifty little doodad. Angeline the Baker 1 for mandolin seems pretty doggone close to the version Barry was teaching.
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OK, I had thought I had a practice thread on this song, but I guess I just posted to Barry's thread. Since Barry is checking in on us this weekend, I thought I would let him know I haven't given up on this song. The B part is kicking my ... bow though.
Anyhoo, here is a vid I shot of my practice session last night. The kids mostly left me alone although I was distracted at one part. If anyone is wondering at the change in my hold, it is because it is easier on my shoulder to hold the fiddle a little lower in an old-time hold. Plus my shoulder rest doesn't fit right anymore.
I know I need work, but for now I am just happy to be sawing away again for more than a minute at a time. Once I get that B part memorized I will take another stab at a practice vid.
